Our latest ITC report, 2024 in Review: Key ITC Insights, provides a comprehensive look at 2024’s activities and trends at the ITC. Following 2023’s historic low in instituted 337 Investigations, 2024 saw a rebound, affirming the ITC’s role as a key forum for intellectual property enforcement and unfair competition claims.
ITC data is often fragmented across multiple sources, making it difficult to analyze trends comprehensively. To bridge this gap, WIT’s ITC Practice Team conducted an in-depth analysis of each investigation throughout the entire calendar year of 2024, pulling data directly from EDIS and IDS and manually reviewing each investigation. This approach allows us to deliver exclusive insights into ITC investigations, helping clients navigate the complexities of this venue with greater precision.
Key findings from the report include:
- ITC investigations rebounded to 52 in 2024, up 41% from 37 in 2023.
- Patent disputes dominated filings, accounting for over 90% of all investigations, with a 25% increase from 32 in 2023 to 40 in 2024.
- Consumer Goods led all industries, representing 25% of cases, up from 21% in 2023, while Networking/Wireless and Life Sciences remained key areas of interest.
- Judge caseloads shifted, with ALJs Bhattacharyya and Moore handling the most matters in 2024, overtaking ALJs Johnson Hines and Elliot, who led in 2023.
In subsequent reports, we will focus on each ALJ, providing a detailed view of the judge’s investigations and focus areas while highlighting their behaviors and backgrounds.
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