ITC Issues General Exclusion Order on Percussive Massage Devices
The International Trade Commission issued a general exclusion order banning all imports of percussive massage devices that infringe patents held by Hyperice (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1206), it said in a notice released Dec. 21. The exclusion order, which applies across…
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the board and is not specific to any company’s products, results from a Section 337 investigation launched in July 2020 (see 2007220046). Hyperice had alleged companies in the U.S. and China, many of which have since agreed to settlements, are copying patented technologies used in the devices, which are used primarily by athletes for deep tissue massage. The ITC also issued a cease and desist order against Kinghood International Logistics, and set bond at 100% of entered value for imports of covered merchandise during the 60-day period the administration has to review the exclusion order.