ITC Begins Another Section 337 Investigation on E-Cigarettes
The International Trade Commission is beginning another Section 337 investigation into allegations that electronic delivery systems from a second set of companies infringe patents held by Juul Labs, it said in a press release. In a complaint filed Nov. 20, Juul had alleged that companies mainly in the U.S. and China are manufacturing, importing and selling products that copy its patented designs, including nicotine “pods,” mouthpieces, storage compartments and heaters. The ITC recently began another investigation based on Juul's similar allegations against another set of companies (see 1812130036). In this investigation, the ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning importation and sale of infringing merchandise by the following companies:
- Drip-Tip Vapes LLC of Plantation, Florida
- The Electric Tobacconist, LLC, of Boulder, Colorado
- Fuma Vapor, Inc., of Des Plaines, Illinois
- Lan & Mike International Trading, Inc., of Torrance, California
- Lizard Juice, LLC, of Largo, Florida
- Maduro Distributors, Inc., of Maplewood, Minnesota
- MistHub, LLC, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois
- ParallelDirect, LLC, of Lincolnshire, Illinois
- Saddam Aburoumi of Manchester, Connecticut
- Sarvasva LLC d/b/a One Stop Food Mart of Maple Shade, New Jersey
- Shenzhen Haka Flavor Technology Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Shenzhen OCIGA Technology Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Shenzhen OVNS Technology Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Shenzhen Yibo Technology Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
- Twist Vapor Franchising, LLC, of Tampa, Florida
- United Wholesale LLC of Glastonbury, Connecticut
- Vape4U LLC of Montclair, California
- Vaperz LLC of Frankfort, Illinois
- Vaportronix, LLC, of Aventura, Florida
- Vapor 4 Life Holdings, Inc., of Northbrook, Illinois
- The ZFO of Spencerport, New York
- Ziip Lab Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
- Ziip Lab S.A. of Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
(ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1141)