United States Federal Circuit
Suprema, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, 12-1170
In an appeal of the ITC's decision under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 that certain articles infringed a valid and enforceable US patent, the panel's previous decision, which effectively eliminated trade relief under Section 337 for induced infringement and potentially for all types of infringement of method claims, is reversed and the ITC's decision is affirmed where the ITC's interpretation of Section 337 is entitled to Chevron deference and is reasonable because it is consistent with Section 337 and Congress' mandate to the Commission to safeguard US commercial interests at the border.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/10/2015
- Published 08/10/2015
Judges
- REYNA
Court
- United States Federal Circuit