ITC Names Administrative Patent Judge an Administrative Law Judge for Section 337 Investigations

Bryan Moore, an administrative patent judge at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, was named an administrative law judge at the International Trade Commission, the ITC announced April 18. As an ITC ALJ, effective May 9, Moore will preside over Section 337 investigations involving patent and trademark infringement. Moore has served at the USPTO since 2012 and, before that, worked as an investigative attorney in the ITC's Office of Unfair Import Investigations. Law360 said Moore is about to become the first Black person to hold an ALJ position in the ITC's history.