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  • SwissX Warns Shops of Selling Patent Infringing Products

    SwissX Warns Shops of Selling Patent Infringing Products

    Swissx Labs sent a cease and desist letter to hundreds of companies today demanding they stop selling Juul and other companies that manufacturer patent infringing products within 30 days. The goal is to protect the public from dangerous unapproved uses of its inventor’s IP, according to a press release.

    Credit: Bill Oxford

    The cease and desist letter demands that stores and chains remove vape products made by Juul and others from their shelves or risk being included in the massive lawsuit already underway for patent infringement. SwissX says it is concerned about the integrity of its inventor’s patent, as well as the safety of the public who may be being put in danger by infringing products.

    When the suit is done it is expected the final penalty will top infamous cases on the level of the Enron scandal, the release states. Recipients of the cease and desist letter include 7-11, Speedway, Casey’s, Cumberland Farms, Quick Stop, AMPM, Wawa, ExtraMile and other roadside favorites. Also receiving the letter are major tobacco shop chains such as the 800+ store Smoker Friendly chain. They have 30 days to comply.

    “We don’t want innocent retailers to get swept up in this,” said Rudy Delarenta, senior vice president of sales and marketing for SwissX. “That’s why we’re giving them 30 days notice to pull Juul’s infringing products. But if they refuse, we’ll do what we have to do.”

  • SwissX Files Infringement Suit Against Juul Labs

    SwissX Files Infringement Suit Against Juul Labs

    SwissX Labs, a U.S.-based CBD company, has brought a lawsuit claiming that Juul Labs infringed on one of its patents. Filed in the U.S. District Court of Delaware, the suit alleges that Juulpods copy the use of a patented combined e-liquid and vaporization chamber (cartomizer) owned by SwissX.

    Credit: Insurance Journal

    Owned by billionaire Alki David, SwissX states in the suit that Juul Labs has known about U.S. Patent No. 9,351,522 (522 patent) since at least March 2018. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued the patent in 2016 to inventor Robert Safari, who assigned it SwissX.

    After its issue on May 31, 2016, the 522 patent was was active until June 1, 2020. On June 2, 2020, “the enforceability of the 522 patent temporarily lapsed, due to an inadvertent failure to pay the maintenance fee,” according to the filing. On Dec. 21, 2020, SwissX filed a petition to reinstate the 522 patent at the USPTO. The Petition was granted, and SwissX paid the outstanding fee.

    “Thus, on December 21, 2020, the [522 patent] was restored to full force and effect … SwissX
    is entitled to damages adequate to compensate it for all acts of infringement that occurred, or which may occur, at any point while the [522 patent] was or is in force,” the suit states.

    Juul Labs has not publicly responded to the lawsuit. A judge recently dismissed an investor lawsuit against Juul Labs. However, the company still faces lawsuits from several states and school districts around the U.S.