August 31, 2023
VPR Brands has urged a Georgia federal court to toss counterclaims that its latest product launch infringed a Chinese vape maker's Elfbar product, arguing there's nothing "distinctive" in the "shape, coloring, font [or] style" of one of the most popular disposable e-cigarettes.
July 18, 2023
The Chinese manufacturer of the popular "Elfbar" disposable vape has asked a Georgia federal judge to block U.S.-based VPR Brands LP from selling "low-quality" "knockoffs" of its e-cigarettes, in a filing that echoes claims the firm has made in the larger ongoing "Elf" litigation.
July 14, 2023
Vape company VPR Brands LP urged a federal judge to block a Chinese e-cigarette manufacturer from entering a lawsuit the domestic firm has lodged against a chain of Georgia smoke shops, saying the claims over the "Elfbar" trademark have no business in Georgia since they were already filed in Florida.
June 07, 2023
A Chinese maker of e-cigarette products has declared itself the "senior user" of the "Elf" trademark, in a counterclaim seeking to upend any right Florida-based VPR Brand LP has asserted in its ongoing legal fight with foreign companies that produced the popular "Elfbar" disposable vapes.
June 06, 2023
Georgia vape shop companies have intensified a trademark infringement dispute over the "Elf" brand of e-cigarette products, asking a Georgia federal court to cancel the registered mark at issue and award damages against a Chinese manufacturer and New York distributor.