Smoore Seeks Section 337 Import Ban on THC, CBD Vaping Products
The International Trade Commission will consider a ban on imports of oil-vaping cartridges from some 40 companies that allegedly infringe patents and trademarks held by Shenzhen Smoore Technology, the ITC said in a notice released Nov. 9 beginning a Section 337 investigation. In its Oct. 4 complaint (see 2110070028), Smoore said the companies are importing low-quality copies of its atomizers, cartridges, mouthpieces, vaporizers and vaping products using uncertified raw materials and manufactured by unidentified, shady and uncertified suppliers. The cartridges used with the vaporizers are filled with cannabidiol (CBD) or Marinol (THC) or a combination of both. 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 respondents to its investigation:
- BBTank USA, LLC, of Lambertville, Michigan
- Glo Extracts of Los Angeles, California
- BulkCarts.com of Canton, Michigan
- Greenwave Naturals LLC of Austin, Texas
- BoldCarts.com of Tempe, Arizona
- Bold Crafts, Inc., of Irvine, California
- Blinc Group Holdings, LLC, of New York, New York
- Jonathan Ray Carfield d/b/a AlderEgo Wholesale, AlderEgo Holdings, Inc, and AlderEgo Group Limited a/k/a AVID Holdings Limited of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Hanna Carfield of Tacoma, Washington
- Next Level Ventures, LLC, of Seattle, Washington
- Advanced Vapor Devices, LLC, of Los Angeles, California
- avd710.com of Seattle, Washington
- AlderEgo Group Limited (“AEG”) of Hong Kong
- A&A Global Imports, Inc., d/b/a Marijuana Packaging of Vernon, California
- Bulk Natural, LLC d/b/a True Terpenes of Portland, Oregon
- Brand King, LLC, of Sacramento, California
- ZTCSMOKE USA Inc. of Niceville, Florida
- headcandysmokeshop.com of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- Head Candy Enterprise Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Green Tank Technologies Corp. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Cannary Packaging Inc. of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
- Cannary LA of Signal Hill, California
- dcalchemy.com of Phoenix, Arizona
- DC Alchemy, LLC, of Phoenix, Arizona
- Cartridgesforsale.com of Ypsilanti, Michigan
- HW Supply, LLC, of Ypsilanti, Michigan
- International Vapor Group, LLC, of Miami Lakes, Florida
- Obsidian Supply, Inc., of Irvine, California
- Ygreeninc.com of Walnut, California
- Ygreen Inc. of Walnut, California
- Atmos Nation LLC of Davie, Florida
- shopbvv.com of Naperville, Illinois
- Best Value Vacs, LLC, of Naperville, Illinois
- Royalsupplywholesale.com of San Francisco, California
- Customcanabisbranding.com of San Francisco, California
- CLK Global, Inc., of San Francisco, California
- iKrusher.com of Arcadia, California
- The Calico Group Inc. of Austin, Texas.