Law360 iconLaw360Sep 3, 2026

Altria Loses Constitutional Challenge To ITC Patent Cases

A Virginia federal judge on Thursday shut down a suit by Altria claiming that U.S. International Trade Commission patent proceedings are unconstitutional, rejecting Altria's bid to halt an ITC vape patent case against it brought by Juul and granting summary judgment to the commission.

Altria Loses Constitutional Challenge To ITC Patent Cases

Share this story

Send the public story page.

Useful takeaways from this story.

A Virginia federal judge on Thursday shut down a suit by Altria claiming that U.S.

International Trade Commission patent proceedings are unconstitutional, rejecting Altria's bid to halt an ITC vape patent case against it brought by Juul and granting summary judgment to the commission.

Building the complete brief

The page is ready to read now. The fuller skim-friendly version will appear here automatically.

The useful part

A Virginia federal judge on Thursday shut down a suit by Altria claiming that U.S. International Trade Commission patent proceedings are unconstitutional, rejecting Altria's bid to halt an ITC vape patent case against it brought by Juul and granting summary judgment to the commission.

Keep reading in the app

Open the app view to save this story, compare related coverage, and continue from the same source.

Open in app