The U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC” or “Commission”) has the authority to issue exclusion orders barring the importation of articles that infringe U.S. intellectual property.
In DBN Holding, Inc. v. ITC, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) upheld a $6.2M civil penalty levied against DBN, an ITC respondent, for violating a remedial consent.