Background

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.

Dental burs – institution of patent and trademark infringement investigation 337-TA-1479 of dental burs and kits thereof (complainants Huwais IP Holding LLC and Versah LLC; complainants located in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Australia, and the U.S.)

Nicotine systems – new IPR infringement complaint filed on disposable and other closed-system electronic nicotine delivery systems devices and components thereof (complainants R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, RAI Services Company, and Reynolds Marketing Services Company; proposed respondents located in China and the U.S.)

Wearable devices – institution of patent infringement investigation 337-TA-1478 of wearable devices (complainants Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America Inc.; respondents located in Finland and the U.S.)

Wireless devices – institution of patent infringement investigation 337-TA-1480 of wireless communication devices and components thereof (complainant Active Wireless Technologies LLC; respondents located in Taiwan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, and the U.S.)

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