Public policy favors settlement of disputes
. The USITC offers a mediation program that is
modeled on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s mediation program and is
available to all parties in Section 337 investigations.
To date in FY 2013, 28 parties in 13
investigations
have sought mediation
through this
program
.
Nearly
half of all investigations
instituted at the USITC ultimately terminate based on settlements or consent orders
as the data
below indicate
.
D
ue to the
r
elatively
small number of NPE investigations,
data
breaking out
settlements by complainant category appear
inconclusive
, but the data do not show a greater
settlement rate for NPE investigations compared to non
-
NPE investigations
.
