Intellectual Property Rights and United States International Trade Laws

, by Herrington, Wayne W.; Thompson, George

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ISBN: 9780379214383 | 0379214385
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Copyright: 8/12/2003

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Expert commentary, pertinent primary source material and a detailed subject index make this an indispensable source for information about how to protect intellectual property rights using the trade laws of the United States.

Preface	p. ix
About the Authors	p. xi
Intellectual Property Actions at the International Trade Commission (Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930)
Introduction	p. 3
The United States International Trade Commission	p. 3
The Commissioners	p. 3
Powers of the Commission	p. 4
Proceedings Conducted by the Commission	p. 4
The Commission Staff	p. 5
Commission Rules	p. 7
The Statute: Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930	p. 7
Substantive Provisions: Unfair Practices in the Import Trade	p. 8
Remedial Orders	p. 16
Public Interest Factors Precluding Relief (Section 337(d)-(f))	p. 18
Important Procedural Aspects of Section 337	p. 19
Overview of Section 337 Proceedings	p. 20
General Rules for Written Submissions and Computation of Time	p. 23
Written Submissions (Commission Rules 201.8, 201.16, 210.4)	p. 23
Computation of Time (Commission Rules 201.14, 201.16(d))	p. 25
Confidential Information (Section 337(n); Commission Rule 201.6)	p. 26
Generally	p. 26
Obtaining Confidential Treatment	p. 27
Initiation of a Section 337 Investigation	p. 27
The Complaint	p. 28
Contents of the Complaint (Commission Rule 210.12)	p. 29
Review of Draft Complaint by OUII	p. 36
Filing and Service of the Complaint (Commission Rule 210.8)	p. 36
Duty to Supplement Complaint (Commission Rule 210.12(h))	p. 36
Amendment of Complaint (Commission Rule 210.14)	p. 37
Commission Action on Receipt of Complaint (Commission Rules 210.9-.11)	p. 37
Withdrawal of the Complaint (Commission Rule 210.10)	p. 39
Initial Steps by Respondent; Obtaining Confidential Version of Complaint; Response to Complaint and Notice of Investigation; Counterclaims	p. 39
Initial Steps: Obtaining Confidential Version of Complaint	p. 39
The Response (Commission Rule 210.13)	p. 40
Counterclaims (Section 337(c); Commission Rule 210.14)	p. 42
Section 337 Investigations: Administrative Law Judge Phase	p. 43
The Administrative Law Judge System	p. 43
Administrative Law Judges at the Commission	p. 44
Action by the ALJ After Assignment: Issuance of Protective Order and Ground Rules	p. 44
Discovery Statements	p. 45
Discovery	p. 46
Pre-Hearing Conferences	p. 46
Answer	p. 46
Target Date; Target Date Statements (Section 337(b)(1); Commission Rule 210.51)	p. 46
The Procedural Schedule; Order of Proceedings	p. 47
Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337 (Commission Rule 210.42(a)(1))	p. 52
Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding (Commission Rule 210.42(a)(1)(ii))	p. 52
Discovery (Commission Rules 210.27-.34)	p. 52
Scope of Discovery (Commission Rule 210.27(b))	p. 53
Form of Discovery Requests, Responses, and Objections (Commission Rule 210.27(d)(1))	p. 53
Signing of Discovery Requests, Responses, and Objections (Commission Rule 210.27(d)(2))	p. 53
Supplementation of Responses to Discovery Requests (Commission Rule 210.27(c))	p. 55
Discovery Requests, Responses and Objections Not Filed; Service	p. 55
Discovery by the Commission Investigative Attorney	p. 55
Discovery from the Commission, Commission Employees, and the Commission Investigative Attorney	p. 55
Interrogatories (Commission Rule 210.29)	p. 55
Request for Production of Documents and Things and Entry Upon Land (Commission Rule 210.30)	p. 57
Requests for Admission (Commission Rule 210.31)	p. 58
Depositions (Commission Rule 210.28)	p. 60
Protective Orders (Commission Rule 210.34)	p. 66
Subpoena Practice (Commission Rule 210.32)	p. 67
Motions Practice	p. 70
Content	p. 70
Filing and Service	p. 71
Responses	p. 71
Replies	p. 71
Rulings on Motions	p. 71
Review of Rulings on Motions	p. 72
Default (Section 337(g); Commission Rules 210.16-.17)	p. 74
Statutory Default	p. 74
Failure to Act Other Than Statutory Forms of Default (Commission Rule 210.17)	p. 76
Avoidance of Trial: Summary Determination (Commission Rule 210.18)	p. 77
Time for Filing Motion	p. 77
Affidavits	p. 78
Ruling; Basis	p. 78
Order of Summary Determination	p. 78
Refusal of Summary Determination; Continuations	p. 78
Order Establishing Facts	p. 78
Intervention (Commission Rule 210.19)	p. 79
Intervention Generally	p. 79
Intervention as a Respondent	p. 79
Declassification of Confidential Information (Commission Rule 210.20)	p. 80
Suspension of Investigation (Section 337(b)(3); Commission Rule 210.23)	p. 80
Termination of Investigation Without Adjudication on the Merits (Commission Rule 210.21)	p. 80
By Withdrawal of the Complaint and Otherwise	p. 80
By Consent Order or Agreement Between Private Parties	p. 81
Sanctions and Sanction Proceedings (Commission Rule 210.25 and related rules)	p. 86
Time for Filing Sanctions Motions	p. 86
To Whom Motion for Sanctions is Addressed	p. 87
Deferred Ruling by the ALJ	p. 88
Commission Review of ALJ Sanction Rulings	p. 88
Sanctions--Substantive Law	p. 89
Commission Review of Final Initial Determinations	p. 95
Review by Grant of Petition for Review	p. 95
Commission Review on its Own Motion	p. 97
Decision Whether to Review; The Review Proceeding	p. 98
Nature of Commission Review	p. 98
Commission Action on Issues of Public Interest, Remedy, and Bonding	p. 99
Commission Final Determination	p. 99
Petitions for Reconsideration	p. 100
Presidential Review of Commission Determination and Order	p. 101
Temporary Relief (Section 337(e); Commission Rules 210.52-.69)	p. 102
Generally	p. 102
Procedure	p. 104
Forfeiture or Return of Respondent's Bond (Commission Rule 210.50(d))	p. 115
Forfeiture or Return of Complainant's Temporary Relief Bond (Commission Rule 210.70)	p. 115
Modification or Rescission of Commission Orders (Section 337(k); Commission Rule 210.76)	p. 116
Generally	p. 116
Procedure for Initiating Modification/Rescission Proceedings	p. 117
Commission Action	p. 117
Advisory Opinions (Commission Rule 210.79)	p. 118
Generally	p. 118
Proceedings for Obtaining Advisory Opinions	p. 118
Advisory Opinions Discretionary	p. 118
Revocation of Advisory Opinions	p. 118
No Judicial Review of Commission Advisory Opinions	p. 119
Judicial Review of Commission Determinations	p. 119
Generally	p. 119
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit	p. 119
Commission Decisions Reviewable; Final Determinations	p. 120
Who May Appeal	p. 121
Parties to the Appeal	p. 121
Time for Appeal	p. 121
Divisibility of Final Determinations; Effect on Time for Appeal	p. 122
Issues Before the Court Limited to Those Commission Has Decided	p. 122
Alternative Grounds for Affirmance	p. 123
Standard of Appellate Review	p. 123
Applicable Rules	p. 124
Procedure for Appeal	p. 125
Enforcement of Remedial Orders	p. 128
Enforcement of Exclusion Orders by Customs; Judicial Review	p. 129
Preimportation Rulings by Customs; Judicial Review	p. 130
Preliminary Injunctions in the Court of International Trade	p. 131
Enforcement of Cease and Direct Orders by the Commission	p. 131
Mandatory Stay of Parallel District Court Proceedings (28 U.S.C. [section] 1659)	p. 132
Mandatory Stay Generally	p. 133
Who May Request Mandatory Stay	p. 133
Time for Requesting Mandatory Stay	p. 133
Matters Subject to Mandatory Stay	p. 133
Duration of Mandatory Stay	p. 133
Use of Commission Record in District Court After Stay	p. 134
Stay or Injunction of Commission Proceedings	p. 134
Effect of Commission Determinations on District Court Proceedings	p. 134
No Issue Preclusion Effect Given to Commission Determinations	p. 134
No Claim Preclusion Effect Given to Commission Determinations	p. 135
Non-Patent Cases	p. 136
Preclusive Effect of District Court Judgments	p. 136
A Note on Section 337 and the Gatt	p. 137
Customs Service Enforcement Against Goods That Infringe or Counterfeit a Trademark, Trade Name, or Copyright
Statutory Authority for Enforcement Against Imported Goods That Infringe or Counterfeit a Trademark, Trade Name, or Copyright	p. 141
Trademark and Trade Name Provisions	p. 141
Copyright Provisions	p. 143
The Customs Service Regulations	p. 144
Recordation of Trademarks	p. 144
Recordation of Trade Names	p. 149
Recordation of Copyrights	p. 150
Regulatory Enforcement Procedures	p. 153
The Entry Process in General	p. 154
The Administrative Ruling Process	p. 156
Procedures and Timetable	p. 160
Enforcement Provisions for Goods Suspected of Copying or Simulating a Recorded Trademark or Trade Name	p. 160
Enforcement Provisions for Suspected Gray Market Goods	p. 168
Enforcement Provisions for Goods Suspected of Bearing a Counterfeit Trademark	p. 170
Enforcement Provisions for Goods Suspected of Copyright Infringement	p. 172
Forfeiture Proceedings	p. 180
Administrative Forfeiture	p. 180
Judicial Forfeiture	p. 181
Assessment of Fines for Counterfeit Trademarked Merchandise	p. 182
Liquidated Damages Proceedings	p. 184
Administrative Protests	p. 186
Court of International Trade Jurisdiction for Denied Administrative Protests	p. 189
Basic Procedures	p. 189
Jurisdictional Issues	p. 190
Court of International Trade Jurisdiction for Pre-Importation Rulings	p. 195
District Court Jurisdiction for Forfeitures	p. 198
Factors in Evaluating the Judicial Forum to Choose	p. 199
The Substantive Law Applied by the Customs Service	p. 199
"Copying or Simulating" Trademarks	p. 199
Gray Market Imports	p. 205
Counterfeit Imports	p. 214
Copyright Infringement	p. 217
Trademark-Related Marking Requirements	p. 222
Patent Surveys	p. 224
Enforcement of Rights Under Trade Agreements
U.S. Government Sanctions Against Foreign Intellectual Property Violations	p. 229
Overview of Section 301	p. 229
Substantive Reach of Section 301	p. 229
Exceptions to Mandatory Action	p. 231
Remedial Actions Available to USTR	p. 231
Procedures and Timetables Under Section 301	p. 232
Special 301	p. 234
Generalized System of Preferences	p. 235
Proceedings Before the World Trade Organization	p. 236
Appendices
Section 1337: Statute and Regulations	p. 241
Title 19 U.S.C.--Customs Duties
Sec. 1337 Unfair practices in import trade	p. 241
19 C.F.R.--Customs Duties
Part 201--Rules of General Application	p. 249
Part 210--Adjudication and Enforcement	p. 313
About the Commissioners and the Usitc Staff	p. 383
Customs Service Statutes and Regulations	p. 387
Title 15 U.S.C.--Commerce and Trade
Sec. 1124 Importation of goods bearing infringing marks or names forbidden	p. 387
Sec. 1125 False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden	p. 388
Title 17 U.S.C.--Copyrights
Sec. 506 Criminal offenses	p. 393
Sec. 509 Seizure and forfeiture	p. 393
Sec. 602 Infringing importation of copies or phonorecords	p. 394
Sec. 603 Importation prohibitions: Enforcement and disposition of excluded articles	p. 395
Title 19 U.S.C.--Customs Duties
Sec. 1526 Merchandise bearing American trademark	p. 397
19 C.F.R.--Customs Duties
Part 133--Trademarks, Trade Names, and Copyrights	p. 399
Section 301 Statutes and Regulations	p. 409
Title 19 U.S.C.--Customs Duties
Sec. 2242 Identification of countries that deny adequate protection, or market access, for intellectual property rights	p. 409
Sec. 2411 Actions by United States Trade Representative	p. 413
Sec. 2412 Initiation of investigations	p. 418
Sec. 2413 Consultation upon initiation of investigation	p. 419
Sec. 2414 Determinations by the Trade Representative	p. 420
Title 15 C.F.R.--Commerce and Foreign Trade
Sec. 2006.0 Submission of petitions requesting action under section 301	p. 423
Sec. 2006.1 Information to be included in petition	p. 423
Sec. 2006.2 Adequacy of the petition	p. 426
Sec. 2006.3 Determinations regarding petitions	p. 427
Sec. 2006.4 Requests for information made to Foreign Governments or Instrumentalities	p. 427
Sec. 2006.5 Consultations with the Foreign Government	p. 427
Sec. 2006.6 Formal dispute settlement	p. 427
Sec. 2006.7 Public hearings	p. 428
Sec. 2006.8 Submission of written briefs	p. 428
Sec. 2006.9 Presentation of oral testimony at public hearings	p. 429
Index
Index	p. 431
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