Trade Commission Eyes Lifting Bans on Arrowheads and Jump Starters
Published Date: 3/27/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. International Trade Commission wants your thoughts on whether to change or cancel some rules that block certain products like portable power stations, hobby transmitters, computer cables, arrowheads with blades, and battery jump starters from entering the U.S. These rules were made because of trademark, patent, or copyright issues, but things might have changed. If you’re a business or interested party, now’s the time to speak up before any updates happen!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Exclusion Orders for Five Product Types Reviewed
The U.S. International Trade Commission is asking whether to modify or rescind existing exclusion orders that cover certain portable power stations, radio control hobby transmitters and receivers, computer cables/chargers/adapters/peripherals, arrowheads with deploying blades, and portable battery jump starters. The Commission is accepting written submissions on this question through May 26, 2026, with reply submissions due June 26, 2026.
Noncompliance and Expired/Cancelled IP Trigger Review
Some complainants in these investigations recently failed to make required annual filings about continued trademark use, and in Investigation No. 337-TA-563 the asserted patent appears to have expired and U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,594,538 was cancelled/expired (USPTO status dated Feb. 22, 2013). The Commission is seeking public submissions on whether these facts warrant modifying or rescinding the related exclusion orders.
How and When Interested Parties Can File
Parties to the investigations, current trademark/copyright/patent holders or successors-in-interest, interested agencies, and other interested parties may file written submissions by close of business on May 26, 2026, and replies by close of business on June 26, 2026. Submissions must be filed electronically (per 19 CFR 210.4(f)), may request confidential treatment with appropriate markings, and nonconfidential redacted versions will be made public on EDIS.
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