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 STR.
Energy drinks – institution of patent infringement investigation 337-TA-1502 of energy drinks and labeling and packaging thereof (complainant Monster Energy Company; respondents located in Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Panama, and the U.S.)
Pickleball paddles – institution of patent infringement investigation 337-TA-1503 of pickleball paddles (complainant Sport Squad Inc. dba JOOLA; respondents located in Vietnam, Spain, and the U.S.)
Space guards – new IPR infringement complaint filed on vehicle space guards (complainant Jonathan Black Kotyk; proposed respondents located in the U.S.)
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