ITC’s New Pilot Program to Speed Investigations Merely Another Bite of the 100-Day Pilot Program Apple?
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21
Over the last decade, patent litigation has exploded at the International Trade Commission (“ITC”), which has caused the ITC to seek out ways to increase efficiency. Several years ago, the ITC introduced an early 100-Day pilot program to dispose of dispositive issues early on in investigations. While now a mainstay, the 100-Day pilot program is rarely utilized. Now, the ITC has announced a new pilot program that if invoked will require the presiding Administrative Law Judges (“ALJs”) to hold an...
By: Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints