[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 242 (Friday, December 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59577-59578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23400]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation. No. 337-TA-1464]
Certain Vaporizer Devices, Cartridges Used Therewith, and
Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the
U.S. International Trade Commission on September 30, 2025, under
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of JUUL
Labs, Inc. of Washington, DC and VMR Products LLC of Washington, DC
Supplements to the Complaint were filed on November 18 and 25, 2025,
and on December 1 and 2, 2025. 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 vaporizer devices, cartridges used
therewith, and components thereof by reason of the infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,134,722 (``the '722 patent'') and
U.S. Patent No. 11,606,981 (``the '981 patent''). The complaint further
alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the
applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the
Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation,
issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information
contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email
[email protected]. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that
information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the
Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205-
2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be
obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Orndoff, The Office of the
Secretary, Docket Services Division, U.S. International Trade
Commission, telephone (202) 205-1802.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2025).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on December 16, 2025, ordered that--
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether
there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the
sale within the United States after importation of certain products
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of
claims 1-2, 4-7, and 9-21 of the '722 patent and claims 1-2, 4-5, and
8-18 of '981 patent, and whether an industry in the United States
exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language
description of the accused products or category of accused products,
which defines the scope of the investigation, is ``vaporizer devices
(ENDS devices), cartridges used therewith (sometimes referred to as
`pods'), and components thereof (cartridge housings, atomizers,
atomizer subassemblies, device subassemblies)'';
(3) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the
following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of
investigation shall be served:
(a) The complainants are:
JUUL Labs, Inc., 1000 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
VMR Products LLC, 1000 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
(b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint
is to be served:
Glas, Inc., 2127 Westwood Blvd., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Glas, LLC, 2127 Westwood Blvd., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025
(4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as
a party in this investigation.
Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be
submitted by the named respondents in
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accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and
210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the Commission if
received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the
Commission of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions
of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of
investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown.
Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each
allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations
of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative
law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent,
to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and
to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing
such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or
a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 16, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-23400 Filed 12-18-25; 8:45 am]
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