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The International Trade Commission has recently announced the following actions in intellectual property rights infringement investigations that could affect imports of covered products. For more information on pursuing or mitigating IPR-related import restrictions, please contact ST&R.

Exercise equipment – issuance of a general exclusion order prohibiting the importation of exercise equipment and subassemblies thereof that infringe specified patents, as well as a limited exclusion order prohibiting entry of infringing products that are imported by or on behalf of certain defaulting respondents, in investigation 337-TA-1419

Vapes – new IPR infringement complaint filed on vaporizer devices, cartridges used therewith, and components thereof (complainant JUUL Labs Inc.; proposed respondents located in the U.S.)

Women’s flats – initial determination of Section 337 violation in investigation 337-TA-1428 of women’s flats with colored outsoles thereof

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