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'''Alien Rides''' (legally Alien Technology Group, Inc.) is a personal electric vehicle retailer and repair shop in San Francisco, California. In January 2026, the company co-filed a complaint with the [[U.S. International Trade Commission]] seeking to ban imports of electric unicycles from five major Chinese manufacturers, using two patents held by its partner [[Inventist|Inventist, Inc.]]<ref name="frreceipt">{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2026 |title=Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/26/2026-01333/notice-of-receipt-of-complaint-solicitation-of-comments-relating-to-the-public-interest |url-status= | '''Alien Rides''' (legally Alien Technology Group, Inc.) is a personal electric vehicle retailer and repair shop in San Francisco, California. In January 2026, the company co-filed a complaint with the [[U.S. International Trade Commission]] seeking to ban imports of electric unicycles from five major Chinese manufacturers, using two patents held by its partner [[Inventist|Inventist, Inc.]]<ref name="frreceipt">{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2026 |title=Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/26/2026-01333/notice-of-receipt-of-complaint-solicitation-of-comments-relating-to-the-public-interest |url-status=archive-blocked (captcha:unknown) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260503031859/https://unblock.federalregister.gov/ |archive-date=2026-05-03 |access-date=2026-03-26 |work=Federal Register |publisher=U.S. Government Publishing Office |volume=91}}</ref> The ITC instituted Investigation No. 337-TA-1488 on March 2, 2026.<ref name="usitc">{{Cite web |last=Huber |first=Claire |date=March 2, 2026 |title=USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Gyro-Stabilized Electric Unicycles and Components Thereof |url=https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0302_68229.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260503032158/https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0302_68229.htm |archive-date=2026-05-03 |access-date=2026-03-26 |work=United States International Trade Commission}}</ref> | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
*Co-complainant with Inventist in an ITC [[Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930|Section 337]] case seeking a general exclusion order that would block electric unicycles from five manufacturers at the U.S. border<ref name="institution">{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2026 |title=Certain Gyro-Stabilized Electric Unicycles and Components Thereof and Products Containing the Same; Institution of Investigation |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04347/certain-gyro-stabilized-electric-unicycles-and-components-thereof-and-products-containing-the-same |url-status= | *Co-complainant with Inventist in an ITC [[Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930|Section 337]] case seeking a general exclusion order that would block electric unicycles from five manufacturers at the U.S. border<ref name="institution">{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2026 |title=Certain Gyro-Stabilized Electric Unicycles and Components Thereof and Products Containing the Same; Institution of Investigation |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04347/certain-gyro-stabilized-electric-unicycles-and-components-thereof-and-products-containing-the-same |url-status=archive-blocked (captcha:unknown) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260503031859/https://unblock.federalregister.gov/ |archive-date=2026-05-03 |access-date=2026-03-26 |work=Federal Register |publisher=U.S. Government Publishing Office |volume=91}}</ref> | ||
*Named respondents (LeaperKim, BEGODE, Inmotion, Kingsong, Nosfet) account for nearly all high-performance EUC models available in the United States<ref name="eridecorner">{{Cite web |last=Mwaniki |first=Amos |date=January 29, 2026 |title=Shocking Scandal: Alien Rides Accused of Patent Scheme to Block EUC Imports and Crush Competition! |url=https://www.eridecorner.com/shocking-scandal-alien-rides-accused-of-patent-scheme-to-block-euc-imports-and-crush-competition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216182036/https://www.eridecorner.com/shocking-scandal-alien-rides-accused-of-patent-scheme-to-block-euc-imports-and-crush-competition/ |archive-date=2026-02-16 |access-date=2026-03-26 |work=Eride Corner}}</ref> | *Named respondents (LeaperKim, BEGODE, Inmotion, Kingsong, Nosfet) account for nearly all high-performance EUC models available in the United States<ref name="eridecorner">{{Cite web |last=Mwaniki |first=Amos |date=January 29, 2026 |title=Shocking Scandal: Alien Rides Accused of Patent Scheme to Block EUC Imports and Crush Competition! |url=https://www.eridecorner.com/shocking-scandal-alien-rides-accused-of-patent-scheme-to-block-euc-imports-and-crush-competition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216182036/https://www.eridecorner.com/shocking-scandal-alien-rides-accused-of-patent-scheme-to-block-euc-imports-and-crush-competition/ |archive-date=2026-02-16 |access-date=2026-03-26 |work=Eride Corner}}</ref> | ||
*EUC community organized a boycott of Alien Rides after the filing became public<ref name="euf">{{Cite web |last=WheelGoodTime |date=January 28, 2026 |title=URGENT: Imminent Death Threat of the Entire EUC Industry |url=https://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/41390-urgent-imminent-death-threat-of-the-entire-euc-industry/ |url-status= | *EUC community organized a boycott of Alien Rides after the filing became public<ref name="euf">{{Cite web |last=WheelGoodTime |date=January 28, 2026 |title=URGENT: Imminent Death Threat of the Entire EUC Industry |url=https://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/41390-urgent-imminent-death-threat-of-the-entire-euc-industry/ |url-status=archive-blocked (captcha:cloudflare) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260503033006/https://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/41390-urgent-imminent-death-threat-of-the-entire-euc-industry/ |archive-date=2026-05-03 |access-date=2026-03-26 |work=Electric Unicycle Forum}}</ref> | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||