preferable. Among the relevant and key differences that the ITC affords is the ability to bring an action against the offending goods that are imported into the U.S. As a result SFilm need not establish personal jurisdiction over the defendant. In addition, a successful ITC action will result in an exclusion order that prevents products manufactured with the stolen trade secrets from entering the U.S. SFilm also would benefit from the relative speed of ITC actions, as they generally take no more than 18 months. Of course, there are a number of unique considerations related to ITC actions, including the need to establish a domestic industry, an independent government attorney who is a party to the action and the possibility of presidential override. Concerned not only about ongoing competition from the thief, but also about further dissemination of its trade secrets, SFilm seeks injunctive relief to force the return of its trade secrets and cessation of their use by the defendant. It determines its best chance of obtaining those goals is a U.S. district court action, due to the available remedies and a strong chance of establishing personal jurisdiction over the defendant. Litigation on the merits and implementation of a parallel political strategy are soon to follow, and these are the subjects of the next two installments of this series.