# 2026-22768: Glow Fish Tape Patent Fight Lands Milwaukee Tools in Federal Hot Water 2026-22768, Certain Glow Fish Tape Systems, Safety Helmet Systems, and Components Thereof; Notice of a Final Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337; Issuance of a Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Order; Termination of Investigation, is a Federal Register notice from International Trade Commission published 2026-11-09; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22768 - As of: 2026-11-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-22768 - Title: Certain Glow Fish Tape Systems, Safety Helmet Systems, and Components Thereof; Notice of a Final Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337; Issuance of a Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Order; Termination of Investigation - Type: Notice - Agencies: International Trade Commission - Citation: 91 FR 70896 - Published: 2026-11-09 - Effective: unknown - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-11-11 ## In one line Glow Fish Tape Patent Fight Lands Milwaukee Tools in Federal Hot Water ## Summary The U.S. International Trade Commission found Milwaukee Electric Tool guilty of selling glow fish tape systems that break a patent owned by Klein Tools. Milwaukee must stop selling these products in the U.S. and face a limited ban on imports, with a 100% bond on any shipments during review. This means Milwaukee’s glow fish tape systems are officially off-limits, protecting Klein’s invention and shaking up the market. ## Abstract Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("the Commission") has determined that respondent Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation of Brookfield, Wisconsin ("Milwaukee") has violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, by importing, selling for importation, or selling in the United States after importation certain glow fish tape systems and components thereof that infringe claim 6 of U.S. Patent No. 12,187,573 ("the '573 patent"). The Commission has determined that the appropriate remedies are a limited exclusion order ("LEO") and cease and desist order ("CDO") against Milwaukee, and that the public interest factors do not preclude issuance of such remedial orders. The Commission has also determined to set a bond in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the entered value of the covered products imported during the period of Presidential review. This investigation is hereby terminated. ## Effects PRIA read - Import ban on specified glow fish tape products: cost, medium. The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a limited exclusion order (LEO) prohibiting the importation of certain glow fish tape products and components that infringe claim 6 of U.S. Patent No. 12,187,573 (the '573 patent). The Commission voted on this determination on November 4, 2026, and the… - Milwaukee ordered to stop U.S. sales: cost, medium. The Commission issued a cease and desist order (CDO) requiring Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation to stop importing and selling in the United States certain glow fish tape products and components that infringe claim 6 of the '573 patent. The determination and orders were issued on November 4, 2026. - 100% bond required during Presidential review: cost, high. The Commission set a bond equal to 100 percent (100%) of the entered value of covered infringing products imported during the period of Presidential review. The initial recommended remedy materials referenced a 60-day period of Presidential review; the Commission's final action directs a 100% bond… - '265 helmet patent found invalid as obvious: benefit, low. The Commission reversed a prior finding and determined that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 12,268,265 (the '265 patent) are invalid as obvious, and therefore Milwaukee did not violate section 337 with respect to that patent. 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