Certain Off-Road Vehicles and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation

Issuing agencies

Abstract

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 2, 2026, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Polaris Inc., Polaris Industries Inc., and Polaris Sales Inc., each of Medina, Minnesota. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on February 11, 2026. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain off-road vehicles and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,819,220 ("the '220 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,950,486 ("the '486 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,613,337 ("the '337 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 9,217,501 ("the '501 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 12,187,127 ("the '127 patent"). The complaint, as supplemented, further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.