US International Trade Commission investigations into vaping companies

The International Trade Commission (ITC) has been launching some investigations into intellectual property infringement on the basis of Section 337 of the US Tariff Act of 1930. Many vaping companies have been named in some of these investigations; while many are still under investigation, some have reached consent orders (meaning they have ceased the import of the product, instead of incurring litigation expenses).

This Q&A report analyses the ITC and its activity, providing a general overview of ITC functions, and then takes an in-depth look into its e-cigarette investigations and their potential impact on the industry.

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Berta Camps Bisbal

Senior legal analyst
Berta has a law degree from the University of Barcelona and a Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University (Florida). She has worked as a faculty assistant in legal research in Florida, was a member of the Law Review, and has interned for a magistrate judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Berta focuses on US legal analysis, including tracking all federal, state and local regulation. She runs our US interactive regulatory tracker product, following changing regulation on e-cigarettes in all 50 US states.

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