Published: 8/3/13
The letter from USTR disapproved of, and thus overturned, the ITC’s decision in a section 337 case to issue (i) an exclusion order that would have prohibited the importation of Apple smartphones and tablets that allegedly infringed a FRAND-encumbered SEP patent owned by Samsung; and (ii) a cease and desist order that would have prevented Apple from engaging in certain activities, such as the sale of these products in the United States.