# 2026-15792: Power Stations Unbanned: Expired Patents Open Import Floodgates

2026-15792, Certain Portable Power Stations and Packaging Therefor; Notice of Commission Determination To Institute a Modification Proceeding; Modify a Limited Exclusion Order; and Terminate the Modification Proceeding, is a Federal Register notice from International Trade Commission published 2026-08-04, effective 2026-07-31; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15792
- As of: 2026-08-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15792
- Title: Certain Portable Power Stations and Packaging Therefor; Notice of Commission Determination To Institute a Modification Proceeding; Modify a Limited Exclusion Order; and Terminate the Modification Proceeding
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: International Trade Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 49444
- Published: 2026-08-04
- Effective: 2026-07-31
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-11

## In one line

Power Stations Unbanned: Expired Patents Open Import Floodgates

## Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission has updated its rules about certain portable power stations and their packaging. They changed a previous order that stopped some imports because the patent and trademark involved expired or were canceled. This means the restrictions on imports from Sinochem Ningbo, Ltd. are lifted, ending the case and opening the door for those products to come back into the U.S. market.

## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined to institute a modification proceeding and modify the limited exclusion order ("LEO") that was issued in the above-captioned investigation. The modification proceeding is terminated.

## Effects PRIA read

- LEO Modified: Patent and Trademark Exclusions Rescinded: benefit, medium. The U.S. International Trade Commission modified a limited exclusion order (LEO) issued November 9, 2006, and rescinded the exclusions that were based on U.S. Design Patent No. D'739 and U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,594,538. The Commission noted the D'739 patent has expired, the '538 trademark…

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## Sources
- [2026-15792 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/04/2026-15792/certain-portable-power-stations-and-packaging-therefor-notice-of-commission-determination-to)
- [2026-15792 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-04/pdf/2026-15792.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15792 (as of 2026-08-11).