JUUL said in a press release on its website that it has filed complaints against NJOY with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. District Court of Arizona. The complaint alleges that NJOY’s product, NJOY Ace, infringes a number of JUUL patents and that the ITC should prevent the continued import and sale of NJOY’s offending products in the United States.
JUUL’s press release did not name the patents involved in the incident. According to LAW360, JUUL and VMR Products (a JUUL subsidiary) accused NJOY of infringing “five patents related to the ‘JUULpod’ cigarette bomb.”
According to the ITC’s public information (case No. 3685), the incident involved certain atomizer equipment, smoke bombs used with their accessories, and related components. The defendants are NJOY, LLC (located in Phoenix, Arizona), NJOY Holdings, Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona), Altria Group (Richmond, Virginia), Altria Group Distribution Inc. (Richmond, Virginia), and Altria Customer Service LLC (Richmond, Virginia).
JUUL filed a patent infringement lawsuit against NJOY asking the ITC to ban the sale of Altria e-cigarettes
JUUL alleges that NJOY Ace infringes several of its patents and that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) should prevent Altria from continuing to import and sell NJOY’s infringing products in the United States.
On June 30, JUUL issued a press release on its official website saying that it had filed a complaint against NJOY with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and the United States District Court of Arizona. The complaint alleges that NJOY’s product, NJOY Ace, infringes a number of JUUL patents and that the ITC should prevent the continued import and sale of NJOY’s offending products in the United States.
JUUL’s press release did not name the patents involved in the incident. According to LAW360, JUUL and VMR Products (a JUUL subsidiary) accused NJOY of infringing “five patents related to the ‘JUULpod’ cigarette bomb.”
According to the ITC’s public information (case No. 3685), the incident involved certain atomizer equipment, smoke bombs used with their accessories, and related components. The defendants are NJOY, LLC (located in Phoenix, Arizona), NJOY Holdings, Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona), Altria Group (Richmond, Virginia), Altria Group Distribution Inc. (Richmond, Virginia), and Altria Customer Service LLC (Richmond, Virginia).
JUUL filed a patent infringement lawsuit against NJOY asking the ITC to ban the sale of Altria e-cigarettes
JUUL said in a press release that this is its fourth lawsuit against the ITC, following three successful cases against manufacturers of counterfeit and unauthorized compatible products.
The NJOY Ace is a cartridge changer e-cigarette, similar to the JUUL, that uses a pre-loaded cartridge containing nicotine. Unlike JUUL, however, NJOY Ace has marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its three tobacco flavors.
On March 3 this year, Altria announced that it officially ended its investment in JUUL, and on March 6, it acquired NJOY with FDA marketing authorization for $2.75 billion.
References:
[1] Juul Labs filed a patent infringement lawsuit against NJOY ACE VAPOR products
[2] Juul Asks ITC To Block Altria Vape Imports Over Patents
[3] Pod Wars! Juul Sues NJOY for Patent Infringement
[4] DOCKET NUMBER 3685