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What’s your <strong>IP</strong> strategy?

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<mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-green-color">Merchant fuses technical expertise, strategic guidance, and litigation savvy</mark><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-white-color"> to</mark> turn your intellectual property into a competitive advantage.

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Merchant &amp; Gould Secures ITC Victory

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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Supporting Companies Through ITC Section 337 Investigations</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-contentpilot-introduction">The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is an independent, quasi-judicial, federal agency that is responsible for resolving intellectual property and unfair competition disputes concerning imported products. Such unfair import disputes are known as Section 337 investigations and typically involve patent, trade secret, trademark, trade dress, and other forms of intellectual property, as well as unfair practices such as false advertising, anticompetitive acts, and business torts.</p>



<p>The ITC Section 337 Group at Merchant &amp; Gould focuses on these investigations. Our group is led by skilled attorneys with years of experience in Section 337 matters and supported by a diverse, tech-focused litigation practice.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="imported-goods-infringement">Imported Goods Infringement, Unfair Competition &amp; Cross-Border Trade Protection</h2>



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<p>Our ITC Section 337 Group sits in our firm’s litigation practice and serves all clients regardless of industry. The group handles both patent and non-patent (trademark, trade dress, trade secrets, and false advertising) matters under Section 337.</p>



<p>Clients we serve include both companies that have significantly invested in U.S. operations suffering from IP infringement or unfair competition related to imported products and businesses defending against allegations of IP infringement or unfair competition with respect to their U.S. imports. Among the clients we serve are businesses that could benefit from the unique strengths of Section 337 investigations for brand protection and enforcement via utility and design patent, trademark, and trade dress rights.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="experienced-bench-of-ip-and-technology-attorneys">Experienced Bench of IP &amp; Technology Attorneys</h2>



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<p>The core of our ITC Section 337 Group is based in the Washington, DC area and focuses on unfair import investigations before the ITC. The group also includes experienced IP attorneys across Merchant &amp; Gould, enabling the group to handle any intellectual property, technological, or brand protection issue that may arise in a Section 337 investigation.</p>



<p>Section 337 investigations combine traditional IP matters, such as patent, copyright, or trademark infringement or trade secret misappropriation; business and competitive issues; financial accounting and economics; trial practice and administrative procedure; and political savvy. The uniqueness of these cases requires attorneys with a mix of IP law experience, litigation skills, technical expertise, and financial knowledge, all of which our ITC Section 337 Group is well equipped to provide.</p>



<p>From initial pre-complaint diligence through trial and appeals, the attorneys and staff at Merchant &amp; Gould have the experience and expertise necessary to get positive results for our clients. As a global law firm that has focused on IP work for more than 120 years, our attorneys understand how international trade and intellectual property affect a company’s ability to grow.</p>

ITC Section 337 Investigations

<p class="wp-block-contentpilot-introduction">For over a century, Merchant &amp; Gould has earned a reputation as exceptional trial attorneys. Our litigators represent companies in the U.S. and globally, leading the way in a world that thrives on technology and innovation.</p>



<p>Our trial attorneys litigate for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-up entrepreneurs. We try cases on all intellectual property issues, including patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, brand protection, trade secret misappropriation, and contract disputes, and from virtually every industry, including automotive, biotechnology, computer technology, semiconductor, and software. We also have deep experience as lead counsel in <a href="https://www.merchantgould.com/industries/pharmaceuticals/">Hatch-Waxman Act litigation</a> and in <a href="https://www.merchantgould.com/practices/itc-section-337-investigations/">Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission (ITC)</a>.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="bench-strength">Bench Depth</h2>



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<p>Merchant has over 50 litigation professionals&nbsp;and 125 years of experience solely in intellectual property.&nbsp;Our focus on IP means everyone on our trial teams, from our paralegals and support staff to senior trial counsel, has extensive IP trial and litigation experience. These structural efficiencies, coupled with our cost structure, mean we provide top IP litigation representation at a high level of value. This includes venues at the state court, federal district court, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the ITC.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="bench-strength">Technical Strength</h2>



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<p>As an intellectual property boutique, we have the technical strength in house to support every matter. Attorneys from across our firm frequently collaborate on matters to support our clients with the highest level of expertise. Our attorneys bring an inherent global perspective and use creative strategies designed to expand on the potential of new ideas and to capitalize on opportunities that exceed our clients’ toughest expectations.</p>

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