# 2026-12265: ITC Reconsiders Hoverboard Patent Violations

2026-12265, Certain Motorized Self-Balancing Vehicles; Notice of a Commission Determination To Review in Part a Final Initial Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337; Request for Written Submissions on the Issues Under Review and on Remedy, the Public Interest, and Bonding, is a Federal Register notice from International Trade Commission published 2026-06-18, effective 2026-06-15; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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- As of: 2026-06-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12265
- Title: Certain Motorized Self-Balancing Vehicles; Notice of a Commission Determination To Review in Part a Final Initial Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337; Request for Written Submissions on the Issues Under Review and on Remedy, the Public Interest, and Bonding
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: International Trade Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 36878
- Published: 2026-06-18
- Effective: 2026-06-15
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-25

## In one line

ITC Reconsiders Hoverboard Patent Violations

## Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission is taking a second look at a decision that found some motorized self-balancing vehicles broke patent rules. This affects companies importing or selling these vehicles in the U.S., with possible changes to how these products can be sold or stopped. The Commission is asking for feedback soon on how to fix the issue, protect the public, and handle money matters like bonds.

## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ") final initial determination ("FID") finding a violation of section 337 in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission requests written submissions from the parties on the issues under review and from the parties, interested government agencies, and interested persons on the issues of remedy, the public interest, and bonding under the schedule set forth below.

## Effects PRIA read

- Imports Could Be Blocked by Exclusion Order: cost, high. The statute allows the Commission to issue an exclusion order that could stop the listed motorized self‑balancing vehicles from being imported into the United States. If the Commission orders exclusion, those products could be barred from U.S. entry, which could prevent importers and U.S. sellers f…
- Cease-and-Desist Could Stop U.S. Sales: cost, high. The Commission may order cease-and-desist orders that could require respondents to stop importing or selling the accused self‑balancing vehicles in the United States. Such an order could force U.S. sellers or importers to halt sales of the covered products.
- 60‑Day Review Allows Entry Only Under Bond: cost, medium. If the Commission orders a remedy, the U.S. Trade Representative has 60 days to act. During that 60‑day review period, the subject articles would be allowed to enter the United States only if importers post a bond in an amount the Commission determines and the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes.
- Gotrax and Tao Motor Found to Infringe Patents: cost, medium. The Chief ALJ's final initial determination (issued April 10, 2026) found a violation of section 337 by Gotrax and Tao Motor with respect to claims 10, 11, and 16 of U.S. Patent No. RE46,964 and claims 10–13 of U.S. Patent No. RE49,608, and the Commission is reviewing parts of that FID. That findin…

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## Sources
- [2026-12265 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12265/certain-motorized-self-balancing-vehicles-notice-of-a-commission-determination-to-review-in-part-a)
- [2026-12265 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12265.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12265 (as of 2026-06-25).