The U.S. International Trade Commission received a complaint from Cricut, Inc. alleging that certain crafting machines and components are being imported into the United States in violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Cricut claims that these imports infringe on several of its patents and requests the Commission to investigate and potentially issue exclusion orders to stop these imports. The complaint names multiple companies, mostly from China, as respondents. The Commission has initiated an investigation to determine if the allegations are true and to decide on the necessary actions based on the findings.
Simple Explanation
Cricut, a company that makes crafting machines, says some companies are bringing similar machines into the country without permission because they copied Cricut's designs and ideas. They asked an important group to check if this is true and to stop those machines from coming here if it is.