The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief in Apple v. International Trade Commission before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, asking the court to rehear this patent case en banc and reverse the ITC’s conclusion that a domestic industry existed in this case.
The Apple v. ITC legal disputes span several patent battles. The most notable ones involve the high-profile case involving medical device maker Masimo over blood oxygen monitoring technology in Apple Watches.
The CCIA regularly files public interest comments with the ITC regarding its decisions, including previous comments in 2023 in response to public input on a request to block Apple Watches from importation into the U.S. due to a dispute over one of the tens of thousands of patents that enable such technology. CCIA’s members are frequently targeted with patent cases at the ITC by entities that do not have manufacturing or R&D facilities in the United States.
“While ITC was established to protect American companies from unfair foreign competition, it is increasingly being hijacked by those without U.S.-based manufacturing or R&D to target U.S. companies,” says CCIA President & CEO Matt Schruers. “Rather than competing in the marketplace, foreign and domestic competitors are trying to use the ITC to block products using a process lacking many of the protections of district court litigation. We are asking the Appeals Court to review this case, and reaffirm the true intention of the law.”
About CCIA
The CCIA is an international, not-for-profit trade association representing a broad cross section of communications and technology firms. CCIA members (and Apple is one) employ more than 1.6 million workers, invest more than $100 billion in research and development, and contribute trillions of dollars in productivity to the global economy.
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