Alert: UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. – Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337 – Vaping

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on October 4, 2021, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited of China. Supplements were filed on October 8, 2021, and October 21, 2021. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain oil-vaping cartridges, components thereof, and products containing the same by reason of infringement of: (1) certain claims of Patent No. 10,357,623 (“the ’623 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 10,791,763 (“the ’763 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 10,791,762 (“the ’762 patent”); and (2) U.S. Registered Trademark No. 5,633,060 (“the ’060 mark”). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute.