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Complainant
required to include Sec. 337 complaint
public interest statement
Respondent
General public & gov't agencies may elect to file
invited to file public interest
public interest statements statement, too
Comm'n
decision
on whether
no ALJ to gather
public-interest
evidence
yes
if participating in
(here: briefing,
this investigation,
discovery, and Public interest briefing, discovery, OUII ("ITC staff")
hearing only
on alleged evidentiary hearing (before ALJ) presents findings
(recommendation)
violation,
to ALJ
not public interest)
ALJ issues
Recommended
Determination
(RD)
continued on
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ALJ issues
Recommended
Determination
(RD)
19 C.F.R. § 210.50(a)(4)
Comm'n
determines affirmance
(without review)
whether to of finding of Game Over
review re. no violation
violation (apart from
possible appeal
to Fed. Cir.)
final finding
final of
Comm'n no violation
determi- or Game Over
finding of violation,
nation but no remedies (apart from
possible appeal
© 2018 Florian Mueller final finding of violation: to Fed. Cir.)
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final
Comm'n
determi-
nation
veto
Game Over
Presidential veto
is not appealable