Every Filing Has Two Versions. Keep Them Consistent.
Confidential and public versions are a production discipline, and the place 337 productions most often come apart. Nearly every substantive filing in a Section 337 investigation exists twice: a confidential version and a public version with the business information removed. Both are filed electronically through EDIS, on a schedule that leaves no time to rebuild […]
Domestic Industry Is a Document Production Problem
The economic prong turns on investment records that live in systems nobody collects from in ordinary litigation. The economic prong of the domestic industry requirement asks whether there are significant investments in plant and equipment, significant employment of labor or capital, or substantial investment in exploitation including engineering, research and development, or licensing. Each of […]
The 100-Day Order: What It Demands of a Respondent
An early disposition request compresses an already short schedule into a sprint that starts before institution. A respondent who wants a dispositive issue decided early asks for it before institution, typically around two weeks after the complaint is filed. If the Commission grants it, the notice of institution directs the ALJ to issue an initial […]