Juul Wins Bid to Freeze Eonsmoke’s Assets in Trademark Dispute

A federal judge granted Juul’s request to freeze the assets of closely held Eonsmoke, saying Juul had shown a likelihood of success of an infringement claim and that the profits derived from infringement “far surpass the remaining assets held by Eonsmoke.”

• “There is a real risk that” Eonsmoke, which is no longer in business, “would transfer its assets to individuals or spend those assets,” U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty wrote in opinion issued Tuesday in federal court in Newark, New Jersey
• Juul, a maker of e-cigarettes that include insertable pods of nicotine and flavoring, claimed Eonsmoke marketed competing ...