IPWatchdog LIVE 2026
Wolf Greenfield is a proud sponsor of the sixth annual IPWatchdog LIVE conference. This year’s program will bring together the intellectual property community from the US and abroad – from former and current federal and district court judges, current and former high-ranking USPTO and other government leadership, in-house counsel from corporations across a large array of industries, decision-makers from law firms big and small and many others, IPWatchdog LIVE gives everyone from all sides of the debate the opportunity to have a fulsome discussion of the most important issues facing the industry from their perspectives.
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IPWatchdog LIVE 2026: Winning ITC Strategy: A Practitioner’s Guide to 337 Litigation
March 23, 2026
Section 337 investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC) are among the fastest-moving and highest-stakes proceedings in IP enforcement. The compressed schedule, unique remedies, and procedural intensity reward disciplined strategy and punish missteps early. Success at the ITC is rarely accidental—it is the product of front-loaded decisions that shape the case long before the hearing begins.
This panel, co-led by Libbie DiMarco will deliver a practitioner’s guide to winning ITC strategy, focusing on how Section 337 cases are actually litigated. Panelists will examine key strategic decisions including complainant and respondent positioning, domestic industry showings, importation proof, claim selection, discovery management, and coordination with parallel district court and PTAB proceedings.
The discussion will address tactical considerations that often determine outcomes, such as early motion practice, expert strategy, evidentiary pressure points, remedy positioning, and settlement leverage under the ITC’s accelerated timeline. Panelists will also explore when the ITC is the right forum—and when it is not—from both patent owner and respondent perspectives.