Vape maker JUUL sued Salam Murshed, accusing him of infringing the JUUL® trademark, counterfeiting, and unfair competition under the Lanham Act and under New Hampshire state law. Murshed is said to own and operate the Salem Vape & Smoke Shop and the Smokers Choice II shop in Concord; each of these businesses are owned by corporations that Murshed owns and that are not in good standing with the State of New Hampshire. JUUL holds federal registrations on a basic word mark and a styled mark for “JUUL” as well as a word mark for “JUULpods.” JUUL asserts that Murshed sells counterfeit goods made outside of JUUL’s control and using unknown substances, and that Murshed also imports for sale in the United States products that are expressly identified on the packaging as authorized for sale only outside of the United States, with labeling that is not compliant with U.S. law. Both businesses ignored cease and desist letters and continued to sell the accused goods. Among other things, JUUL seeks an award of up to $2 million per mark for willful counterfeiting under 15 U.S.C. 1117(c).
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