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Jonathan Link

is Of Counsel with the Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Intellectual Property Practice in Washington, D.C. He assists clients in all manner of patent enforcement proceedings, from district court litigation, to the International Trade Commission (ITC), to the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Recent Articles by Jonathan Link

How Businesses Can Prepare for ITC Exclusion Orders: Section 337 Investigations on the Rise

Patent investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC) have been on an upward trend in the last few years. In 2018, the most recent year with complete data, 74 new complaints were filed and there were 130 active investigations, compared to the 117 active investigations in 2017. The trend appears to be continuing in 2019. In today’s global economy, with so many types of products and components being imported into the United States, a rise in patent investigations means that a large number of U.S. companies and their customers are at risk of having their supply chain disrupted. This can result in a potential loss of income, breached contracts, disgruntled customers and general uncertainty regarding the future.