# 2025-11227: Federal Trade Case Turns on Dryer-Wall Vents and Patent Dispute

2025-11227, Certain Dryer Wall Exhaust Vent Assemblies and Components Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination To Issue Remedial Orders Against the Defaulting Respondent; Termination of Investigation, is a Federal Register notice from International Trade Commission published 2025-06-18, effective 2025-06-16; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11227
- As of: 2026-11-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11227
- Title: Certain Dryer Wall Exhaust Vent Assemblies and Components Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination To Issue Remedial Orders Against the Defaulting Respondent; Termination of Investigation
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: International Trade Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 26064
- Published: 2025-06-18
- Effective: 2025-06-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

Federal Trade Case Turns on Dryer-Wall Vents and Patent Dispute

## Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission is stopping Xiamen Dirongte Trading Co. from importing certain dryer wall exhaust vent parts that violate a U.S. patent. They’re issuing orders to block these products and require a 100% bond on imports during review. This means U.S. companies like InOvate Acquisition get protection, and the investigation is now officially closed.

## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order against defaulting respondent Xiamen Dirongte Trading Co., Ltd. of Xiamen City, China ("Xiamen"), the sole respondent in this investigation. The Commission has also determined to impose a bond equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the entered value of the infringing products imported during the period of Presidential review. The investigation is hereby terminated.

## Effects PRIA read

- Imports of infringing dryer vents blocked: benefit, medium. The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order against Xiamen Dirongte Trading Co., Ltd., stopping the unlicensed entry of certain dryer wall exhaust vent assemblies and components that infringe U.S. Patent No. 11,953,230. The Commission voted…
- 100% bond required during Presidential review: cost, high. The Commission requires importers to post a bond equal to 100% of the entered value of the infringing dryer vent articles that are subject to the exclusion order during the period of Presidential review. This bond requirement was set as part of the Commission’s determination on June 16, 2025.

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## Sources
- [2025-11227 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/18/2025-11227/certain-dryer-wall-exhaust-vent-assemblies-and-components-thereof-notice-of-a-commission)
- [2025-11227 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-18/pdf/2025-11227.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11227 (as of 2026-11-03).