ITC Issues General Exclusion Order on Fish Handling Pliers
The International Trade Commission has issued a general exclusion order banning all imports of fish handling pliers that infringe a patent and trademarks held by United Plastic Molders, the ITC said in a notice released Aug. 13 (ITC Inv. No.…
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337-TA-1169). The exclusion order, which applies across the board and is not specific to any company’s products, results from a Section 337 investigation launched in July 2019 at UPM's request (see 1907300051). UPM had said 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. The ITC set bond at 100% of entered value during the 60-day period the administration has to review the exclusion order.