How is a Section 337 investigation conducted?
Once a Section 337 investigation is instituted, it is assigned to an administrative law judge (ALJ). The ALJ conducts an on-the-record hearing, which is very similar to a trial, under the Administrative Procedure Act and issues an initial determination subject to full I.T.C. review. The complaining party (“the complainant”), the defending parties (“the respondents”), and the Commission Investigative Attorney may all present evidence at the hearing.
