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11 August 2015Patents

ITC can ban goods that may induce patent infringement, says Federal Circuit

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) can interpret section 337 of the 1930 Tariff Act to halt the importation of goods it believes may induce patent infringement once they enter the US border, a divided appeals court has ruled.

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24 August 2015   The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit correctly ruled that the International Trade Commission can halt imported goods that it believes may induce patent infringement, WIPR readers have said.