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19 U.S.C. § 1337: ITC Section 337 exclusion orders
Section 337 lets the ITC exclude infringing imports; it awards no damages.
Citation: 19 U.S.C. § 1337
Type: Enforcement
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: U.S. International Trade Commission
Status: In force; enforcement mechanism, not a specific investigation
Section 337 of the Tariff Act lets a patent owner ask the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar imports of infringing products. The complainant must show a U.S. industry relating to the patented articles. Remedies are exclusion orders enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and cease-and-desist orders; the ITC does not award damages. An exclusion order becomes final after a 60-day presidential review period under subsection (j). No specific Section 337 investigation is cited in the site's guides, so this record describes the enforcement mechanism only.
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