ITC Concludes Early Disposition Program Not Appropriate for Subject Matter Eligibility and Domestic Industry, ITC Blog
On April 2, 2019, the Commission issued an order denying Respondents’ requests to use the Early Disposition Program. Certain Data Transmission Devices, Components Thereof, Associated Software, and Products Containing the Same, Inv. 337-TA-1150. The Commission concluded that it was not clear an early ruling on subject matter eligibility would be dispositive with respect to all of the asserted claims and that the issue of domestic industry was too complex to be resolved within 100 days.