A cease and desist order is a type of order that the USITC is authorized to issue as a remedy in an investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1337) against any person violating or, in a temporary relief proceeding, believed to be violating the statute. A cease and desist order directs the person to cease and desist from engaging in specified unfair acts or methods of competition in violation of the statute (e.g., infringement of an asserted patent).