commiss decis march initi intern consult disput settlement procedur unit state measur exclud import aramid fibr unit state america eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul eec septemb strengthen common commerci polici regard protect illicit commerci practic articl thereof procedur decemb commiss receiv complaint alleg applic section tariff act matter aramid fibr action instig dupont de nemour hereinaft dupont constitut illicit commerci practic unit state govern result order intern trade commiss usitc exclud market unlicens import form aramid fibr manufactur unit state commun produc akzo nv affili compani hereinaft akzo caus threaten injuri commun industri complaint lodg behalf akzo group enka bv netherland sole produc aramid fibr commun complaint contain evid judg commiss suffici warrant open investig procedur regul eec examin procedur initi februari detail commun produc alleg contain notic initi public notic initi numer letter receiv union de industri de la communauté européenn unic nation industri organ individu trade organ compani support complaint unic complain aspect section alleg inter alia harass inequit treatment commiss notifi parti concern gave opportun make view write request hear commiss receiv examin extens written submiss interest parti addit hear grant primarili concern parti made request akzo dupont request made unit state govern due complex unit state legal issu examin expert opinion unit state patent lawyer sought commiss counterclaim issu alleg illicit commerci practic commun produc alleg inter alia procedur itc aramid fibr case pursuant section result exclus order constitut illicit commerci practic unit state govern mean articl regul eec specif claim nation treatment provid articl iii gatt deni itc procedur question alleg imposs section itc proceed rais counterclaim consid essenti effect defenc full access vital evid present dupont complain itc deni consequ respond prevent effect defend case claim itc proceed conduct respect aramid fibr produc mean articl xx gatt protect unit state patent right result exclus order fall except provid articl alleg exclus order caus present futur injuri commun industri unit state govern respond state alleg unfound issu disput privat parti extent right confer nation process patent eec investig illicit commerci practic base evid pattern basi singl disput state alleg made commun produc essenti assert canada gatt panel procedur spring assembl case assert complaint inabl rais counterclaim itc proceed oppos unit state district court review unit state court appeal feder circuit appeal brought akzo itc final order commun investig point prematur dupont support unit state govern posit submit inter alia commun produc benefit full fair opportun defend itc proceed enjoi protect right review defend patent litig unit state district court imposs rais counterclaim dupont assert complain defend infring dupont patent unit state district court alleg invalid dupont patent alleg dupont infring complain unit state process patent recent develop decemb court appeal feder circuit deni appeal brought akzo exclus order issu usitc section prohibit import unit state aramid fibr manufactur akzo netherland februari court judg appeal akzo confirm rule district court richmond virginia declar dupont infring akzo solvent process patent akzo claim upheld dupont counterclaim solvent patent event invalid obvious commiss view commiss regul eec pronounc merit akzo dupont claim relat respect patent aramid fibr disput commiss decis address question itc procedur infring due process requir unit state constitut hand commiss consid relev framework regul eec examin practic unit state author import good virtu origin subject separ distinct procedur purpos enforc privat intellectu properti right determin connect origin good subject favour treatment result section specif discrimin foreign undertak virtu foreign statu appli principl foreign domest undertak alik nonetheless section itc commiss separ distinct jurisdict product import foreign countri manufactur import unit state undertak subsidiari relev observ connect virtual section case itc tariff commiss predecessor itc involv foreign firm foreign manufactur good practic section appli exclus foreign firm product commiss view relev enquiri rule procedur applic itc section result denial nation treatment mean articl iii gener agreement tariff trade denial except provid articl xx violat agreement purpos examin procedur regul eec reconsid find court countri disput privat parti commiss concern akzo dupont aramid fibr case itc case nation treatment requir gatt obtain opinion support evid submit unit state legal expert comment submiss interest parti commiss conclud contrari occur itc proceed commun produc possibl rule appli unit state civil court make counterclaim action alleg infring patent plaintiff result outcom disput parti commiss conclud procedur section itc favour respond procedur unit state court respect good produc unit state result denial nation treatment contrari articl iii gatt section procedur sens practic pratic countri show infring domest patent import dealt infring domest product applic section unit state tariff act constitut illicit commerci practic mean regul eec injuri make determin injuri commisison consid inter alia factor volum comun export concern price consequ impact commun produc trend econom factor product sale profit exclus order issu novemb actual limit sale commerci product commun produc start mid commiss consid present materi injuri result itc exclus order case threat injuri alleg present case commiss examin futur injuri forese respect complain argument loss direct sale unit state commun period found convinc commiss consid commun produc fail prove commun industri been materi injur itc exclus order nonetheless find evid submit complain support alleg suffici demonstr exist threat injuri commun interest light result investig appear import question applic gatt issu consider econom implic previou find gatt spring assembl case deal question compat section articl iii gatt view forego past critic rais commun aspect section commiss consid commun interest initiati intern consult disput settlement procedur view achiev align unit state legisl intern oblig conclus action commiss complet examin procedur provid articl regul eec consid applic section unit state tariff act case aramid fibr suffici evid illicit commerci practic result threat injuri defin regul warrant action advisori committe consult provid articl regul eec comiss find decis met gener agreement advisori committe decid sole articl procedur consult disput settlement refer articl xxiii gener agreement tariff trade initi applic section unit state tariff act respect aramid fibr manufactur akzo nv affili compani unit state brussel march commiss willi de clercq member commiss oj oj