the international trade commission said on tuesday it would ban imports of sharkninja operating llc robot vacuums that infringe a patent owned by roomba maker irobot corp the full commission upheld part of a trade judges october decision that sharkninja violated two of its rivals patents affirming that sharkninjas devices mimicked irobot navigation technology president joe bidens administration has 60 days to review the import ban before it takes effect though bans are rarely reversed parties can also appeal itc decisions to the us court of appeals for the federal circuit after the review period ends sharkninja attorney brian rosenthal said the remaining patent at issue only related to a feature of one device that the company had already removed and that the order will have zero impact on sharkninjas ability to sell its products irobot ceo colin angle said in a statement that the company was pleased with the decision and import ban bedford massachusettsbased irobot filed the itc complaint in 2021 along with a lawsuit against sharkninja in boston federal court it accused needham massachusettsbased sharkninjas ion iq and aiseries robotic floor cleaners of copying its technology for mapping rooms targeting cleanings automatically docking to charging stations and other features the court case was put on hold during the itc proceedings another patent lawsuit irobot brought against sharkninja in 2019 has also been paused during related proceedings at the us patent and trademark officefacebooktwitterlinkedinend of article10910131298799128