ITC Considers Section 337 General Exclusion Order on Mobile Device Holders

The International Trade Commission seeks comment by Oct. 20 on a general exclusion order banning imports of mobile device holders infringing patents held by Nite Ize, which requested the underlying Tariff Act Section 337 investigation. The company alleged lesser-known companies with names like Shenzhen Topworld Technology in the U.S. and China import and sell mobile device holders that copy its Steelie line used to hold mobile phones, tablets and other devices in a hands-free orientation, often attached to vehicle dashboards, said ITC in Friday's Federal Register. Shenzhen Topworld didn't comment.