Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On December 30, 2024, VPR Brands, LP (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company entered into the Agreement (as hereinafter defined) with 7 Daze, LLC (“Daze”)..…
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VPR Brands is a technology company and an IP holding company engaged in various monetization strategies of its U.S. and International patents covering electronic cigarette, vaporizer technologies, and related accessories. The company designs, develops, markets, and distributes products oriented towards the cannabis markets, including the ELF and HONEYSTICK brand of vaporizers and DISSIM Lighters. VPR Brands is actively enforcing its patents and exploring and monetizing licensing opportunities
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Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On December 30, 2024,
VPR Brands, LP (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company entered into the Agreement (as hereinafter
defined) with 7 Daze, LLC (“Daze”)..
The information included
in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information set forth under this Item 7.01 shall
not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed
solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events.
In December
2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement & Release (the “Agreement”) by and between the Company and Daze.
The Agreement was entered into in the ordinary course of business, following assertion by the Company of patent infringement of U.S. patent
no. 8,205,622 (the “Patent”), by Daze’s autodraw electronic cigarettes, including those marketed under the Ohmlet and
Egge brand names, and any other auto-draw electronic cigarette marketed and/or sold by Daze (the “Dispute”).
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, the parties agreed to settle the Dispute, and the Company granted to Daze and its parents, subsidiaries
and related companies a fully paid-up, royalty free, non-exclusive license (the “License”) to practice the invention in the
Patent and all related patents and applications in the United States and worldwide, for the full term of the Patent and all related patents
and applications including, without limitation, without limitation, the rights to make, have made, use, import, license, offer to sell,
and sell the invention in the Patent and all related patents and applications. The License also serves as a covenant not to sue Daze in
connection with Daze and its parents’, subsidiaries’ and related companies’ manufacturing, use, distribution, or sale
of any products for infringement of the invention in the Patent and all related patents and applications.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, Daze agreed to pay the Company the sum of $100,000 (the “Settlement Sum”) according to the
following payment schedule:
$25,000 on or before December 20, 2024; and
ii. Six monthly payments of $12,500, due on the first day of each consecutive
month beginning on February 1, 2025 and ending with the sixth and final payment due July 1, 2025.
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PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE REGISTRANT ON DECEMBER 30, 2024
Exhibit 99.1
VPR Brands Expands Legal Success With New Settlement
Agreement to Strengthen Industry Leadership
This Latest Development
Reflects Our Commitment to Leveraging Our Patented Innovations, Including Our Auto Draw Technology
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -
(NewMediaWire) - December 30, 2024 - VPR BRANDS LP (OTC:VPRB) VPR Brands is proud to announce a significant
milestone in our ongoing efforts to protect and monetize our intellectual property. Building on the momentum from the January 2024 Patent
Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruling that upheld the validity of US Patent 8,205,622 B2, we have reached a Settlement Agreement and Release
with 7 Daze, LLC (“Daze”).
This latest development
reflects our commitment to leveraging our patented innovations, including our Auto Draw Technology, to maintain a competitive edge and
foster collaboration in the evolving vaping market, spanning both nicotine and cannabis devices.
Details of the Settlement
Agreement
Under the terms of the
Settlement Agreement and Release:
Settlement Payment: Daze
will pay VPR a total of $100,000, structured …