Law360: ITC Extinguishes RJ Reynolds Vape Import Patent Fight
Law360 reported in its article "ITC Extinguishes RJ Reynolds Vape Import Patent Fight" that the U.S. International Trade Commission found that RJ Reynolds' asserted patent claims are invalid and Respondents did not violate Section 337 in Inv. No. 337-TA-1410. Mei & Mark attorneys P. Andrew Riley, Ed Naidich, Lei Mei, Robert A. Hall, Jiwei Zhang, Larry Sandell, and Guang-Yu Zhu represented Respondents Zhuhai Qisitech Co., Ltd., Guangdong Qisitech Co., Ltd., Guangdong Fuwo Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd. , and Guangdong Cellular Workshop Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. in this investigation.
About Mei & Mark’s ITC Section 337 Investigations Practice
Mei & Mark handles all aspects of International Trade Commission (ITC) Section 337 investigations and consistently ranks as a top ITC law firm. Section 337 investigations offer IP rights holders a powerful remedy—an exclusion order enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) blocking infringing products from entering the United States.
Mei & Mark’s practice handles patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret ITC investigations. We cover ITC-specific issues, such as domestic industry, remedy, and pre-hearing, hearing, and post-hearing procedures (in an ITC local counsel or lead/sole counsel role), as well as general litigation issues such as patent claim construction, infringement, and invalidity. And Mei & Mark represents clients in all types of ITC Section 337 investigations, including enforcement (infringement), modification, and advisory opinion proceedings. We also represent clients in post-ITC proceedings before the Customs and the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Mei & Mark consistently ranks as a top ITC law firm and one of the most active ITC law firms specializing in ITC Section 337 investigations. Our attorneys rank as top ITC practitioners who have extensive experience in ITC Section 337 investigations, including handling over 100 investigations collectively. One of our attorneys worked as attorney advisors at the ITC before joining Mei & Mark.
Since 2020, Patexia ranked Mei & Mark among Top ITC Law Firms and ranked several of its attorneys Top ITC Lawyers each year. In 2019, DocketNavigator ranked Mei & Mark among Top ITC Law Firms and ranked three of its attorneys Top ITC Lawyers. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has named Mei & Mark as a Top U.S. Firm for ITC Section 337 Practice since 2018.
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