Section 337 General Exclusion Order Requested on Fish-Handling Pliers

United Plastic Molders (UPM) seeks a general exclusion order banning all imports of fish-handling pliers that infringe its patent and trademarks, it said in a Section 337 complaint filed June 21 with the International Trade Commission. UPM says several Chinese companies are manufacturing infringing pliers, including the Betts Billy Bay Grab ‘n Grip Fish Gripper and Sam’s Fishing ABS Plastics Fish Grip, that copy UPM’s Fish Grip pliers. The pliers are used to safely and securely land a hooked fish and remove the hook from the fish’s mouth. UPM also seeks cease and desist orders against those Chinese companies, which include Yixing Five Union Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.; NOEBY Fishing Tackle Co., Ltd.; Weihai iLure Fishing Tackle Co., Ltd.; SamsFX; and Weihai Lotus Outdoor Co., Ltd. Comments are due to the ITC by July 5.