The move escalates a dispute between the two e-cigarette makers after Juul filed a similar patent infringement case against NJOY at the ITC in June.
NJOY said in its filings that Juul products infringe two of its patents, and that it intends to obtain a ban on products including its currently marketed Juul device and Juul pods.
NJOY also sued Juul in Delaware on Tuesday for infringing the same patents, seeking an unspecified amount of damages.
Juul filed its own patent lawsuits against NJOY and Altria at the ITC and in Arizona federal court in June, seeking money damages and a ban on imports of NJOY's Ace vapor device.
Altria won more than $95 million from cigarette rival R.J. Reynolds in North Carolina federal court last year after a jury found RJR infringed other Altria e-cigarette patents.
Persons:
Elijah Nouvelage, NJOY, Juul, Altria, Reynolds, RJR, Philip Morris International's, Granth, Chris Kirkham, Blake Brittain, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Marguerita Choy
Organizations:
REUTERS, Altria, Juul Labs, U.S . International Trade Commission, ITC, NJOY Holdings, NJOY, RJR, Thomson
Locations:
Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Marlboro, Juul, Delaware, Arizona, North Carolina, Bengaluru, Los Angeles, Washington