Section 337 Exclusion and Cease and Desist Orders on Storage Containers and Toolboxes
What happened
On October 1, 2026, the U.S. International Trade Commission found a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as to U.S. Patent Nos. 11,365,026 and 11,794,952 covering certain storage containers and toolboxes, organizers, component boxes and coolers. The Commission set the remedy as a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order on those patents, with a bond of 18% of entered value for covered articles imported or sold during the period of Presidential review. The report does not state the effective date of the orders or the length of the Presidential review period.
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- Federal Register · USITCTop PickUSITC finds Section 337 violation on storage containers and toolboxes, issues exclusion and cease and desist orders
The U.S. International Trade Commission determined to find a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 11,365,026 and 11,794,952 covering certain storage containers and toolboxes, organizers, component boxes and coolers, and set the remedy as a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order on those patents. The Commission set a bond of 18% of entered value for covered articles imported or sold during the period of Presidential review. It has not reached a final determination on U.S. Patent No. 11,952,167, and extended the target date for completion of the investigation to November 2, 2026.