Settlements and Withdrawn Complaints as a Percentage of Total Section 337 Investigations Terminated by Fiscal Yeara (Updated Annually)

 

Fiscal Year Total No. Investigations Settlement/ Consent Order Complaints Withdrawn Total Settlement/ Consent Order or Withdrawn
2006 26 46% 8% 54%
2007 29 37% 10% 47%
2008 34 35% 15% 50%
2009 35 45% 9% 54%
2010 45 51% 4% 55%
2011 49 57% 8% 65%
2012 47 40% 13% 53%
2013 63 40% 27% 67%
2014 42 47% 10% 57%
2015 34 59% 9% 68%
2016 46 48% 17% 65%
2017 47 45% 19% 64%
2018 50 34% 18% 52%
2019 42 33% 12% 45%
2020 54 18.5% 14.8% 34%
2021 47 49% 13% 62%
2022 66 40% 6% 46%
2023 26 29% 17% 46%
2024 32 25% 12.5% 37.5%

Source: USITC, 337Info.

a Data represent terminations of original investigations instituted during the period FY 2006–FY 2024. Ancillary proceedings are not included in these data.