# 2026-19491: UnaliWear sues Samsung, Google, Garmin: Ban their health gadgets?

2026-19491, Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest, is a Federal Register notice from International Trade Commission published 2026-09-24; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19491
- As of: 2026-10-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19491
- Title: Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: International Trade Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 60644
- Published: 2026-09-24
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-01

## In one line

UnaliWear sues Samsung, Google, Garmin: Ban their health gadgets?

## Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission got a complaint from UnaliWear, Inc. about some wearable health devices from big companies like Samsung, Google, and Garmin. They’re asking for rules to stop these products from being sold in the U.S. while the case is reviewed. If you’re involved or interested, now’s the time to share your thoughts—this could affect what devices you see and buy soon!

## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Wearable Activity and Health Monitoring Devices and Systems Containing Same, DN 3937; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

## Effects PRIA read

- Possible U.S. ban on certain wearables: cost, medium. A company filed a complaint on September 21, 2026 asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to issue a limited exclusion order, cease-and-desist orders, and require a bond for certain wearable activity and health monitoring devices made or sold by Samsung, Google, and Garmin. The complainant a…
- Question about U.S. makers replacing excluded devices: benefit, low. The Commission is asking commenters to identify any like or directly competitive articles that UnaliWear, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States that could replace the potentially excluded devices, and to state whether those parties have the capacity to replace the volume within…

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## Sources
- [2026-19491 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19491/notice-of-receipt-of-complaint-solicitation-of-comments-relating-to-the-public-interest)
- [2026-19491 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19491.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19491 (as of 2026-10-01).