CLE: Recent Developments in the International Trade Commission

Course Title: Recent Developments in the International Trade Commission

When: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Where:  CCS Division Headquarters
                800 17th Street, NW
                Hickory, NC 28603

Program Description: The presentation will begin with an overview of administrative proceedings before the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) under section 337 of the Tariff Act and how these can be used to obtain relief from imports that violate U.S. intellectual property rights. This will be followed by a discussion of the types of remedies available in the ITC and, in particular, how the ITC’s long standing practice of granting limited exclusion orders that cover downstream products manufactured by non-parties was recently repudiated by the Federal Circuit in Kyocera Wireless Corp. v. International Trade Commission, 545 F.3rd 1340 (Fed. Cir. 2008). The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the ITC’s response to Kyocera and how the decision is likely to affect parties appearing before the ITC.

Expert Panelists: Frank Scherkenbach, Esq., Law Firm of Fish & Richardson P.C.

Tuition: No charge

CLE Credit: 1.5 hrs of CLE credits have been requested in North Carolina

Registration Information:
All participants must be registered for the program. Seating is limited and registration is required. Registration for the program closes on May 5, 2009. To register, call 828.901.6730, Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.