Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On February 27, 2025, VPR Brands, LP (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company entered into an Agreement (as hereinafter defined) with Pop Vapor Co. LLC (“Pop Vapor”).…
Filed Feb 27, 2025Accepted Feb 27, 2025, 2:45 AM ESTCIK 1376231Accession 0001213900-25-017650
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 February 27, 2025,
VPR Brands, LP (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company entered into an Agreement (as hereinafter
defined) with Pop Vapor Co. LLC (“Pop Vapor”).
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 February
2025, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement & Release (the “Agreement”) by and between the Company and Pop Vapor.
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 Pop Vapor, related to Pop Vapor’s autodraw electronic cigarette products under
the POP HIT brand, including the Pop Disposable Device (the “Dispute”).
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, the parties agreed to settle the Dispute according to the following terms: Pop Vapor shall pay the
Company the sum of $30,000 within 14 days of entry into the Agreement, and the Company granted to
Pop a non-exclusive, non-assignable, perpetual license to the Patent and related patents, including the both the Patent and all
parents, continuations, continuations in part, or divisionals of the Patent or its family members, and has allowed Pop Vapor to make,
use, sell, offer for sale, import, export, supply, lease, distribute, purchase, perform, provide, display, transmit, or otherwise practice
from the Patent family, with respect to manufacturing, marketing and selling the POP Hit devices, in consideration of the royalty payment
terms, as follows:
Pop Vapor will pay the Company a royalty of $0.05 per unit
of the POP Hit branded devices sold by Pop Vapor beginning on April 1, 2024, through the earlier of (1) a final finding of invalidity
and/or unenforceability of the Patent or (2) the expiration of the Patent (currently expected on July 16, 2030); and
The royalty payment shall be made quarterly by Pop Vapor,
and within 60 days of the end of each quarter. Along with the royalty payment, Pop Vapor will provide the Company with a quarterly royalty
report within 45 days of the end of each quarter, reflecting Pop Vapor's total unit sales of the POP Hit branded devices in the previous
quarter, and the royalties then due.
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PRESS RELEASE
Exhiibit 99.1
VPR
Brands Secures Settlement Agreement with POP Vapor, Reinforcing Commitment to Intellectual Property Protection
FORT LAUDERDALE,
FL, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - VPR BRANDS, LP (OTC:VPRB) - VPR Brands, LP (“VPR Brands”
or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a significant legal resolution in its ongoing efforts to protect its patented Auto
Draw Technology. The Company has successfully reached a Settlement Agreement and Release with POP Vapor, further strengthening VPR’s
position as the leading innovator in vaping technology and intellectual property enforcement.
This
settlement follows a lawsuit filed by VPR Brands in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against POP
Vapor for alleged infringement of US Patent 8,205,622 B2 (the “’622 Patent”). The Settlement Agreement represents another
critical step in VPR Brands’ commitment to ensuring fair competition and reinforcing the protection of its proprietary technology.
Details
of the Settlement Agreement
Under
the terms of the Settlement Agreement:
Settlement
Payment: POP Vapor will pay VPR Brands $30,000 within 14 …