法律观察
从“堵截”到“建档”：FDA拟议强制境外烟草厂商注册，电子烟制造商将迎全面合规建档时代
2026年6月26日，美国FDA发布新闻公告，宣布向《联邦公报》（FederalRegister）提交一项拟议规则（Proposed Rule）
2026-08-07·11 min read
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Notes from the Front Lines
美国法院与美国法律实务一线的记录
法律观察
Seventh Circuit: Email Service on Chinese Sellers in Schedule A Cases Does Not Satisfy the Hague Service Convention
On May 29, 2026, the Seventh Circuit held that serving process by email alone on a defendant located in China does not satisfy the Hague Service Convention — with real consequences for sellers already subject to default judgments.
2026-08-07·17 min read
法律观察
Mandatory Reporting to the CPSC: Triggers, the 24-Hour Deadline, and the Continuing Nature of the Duty
Section 15(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act requires immediate reporting once a seller has information that reasonably supports certain conclusions — a low threshold, a 24-hour clock, and, under Seventh Circuit authority, a duty that continues until discharged.
2026-08-07·24 min read
法律观察
From Record Lows to Targeted Enforcement: Reading the 2025 U.S. Youth Tobacco Survey Data
Youth tobacco use hit a record low — but Chinese-manufactured brands took the top four places among youth e-cigarette users, with one holding more than 60%. That official data now gives the FDA a targeting basis.
2026-08-07·23 min read
法律观察
From Interdiction to Registration: FDA Proposes Mandatory Registration for Foreign Tobacco Manufacturers
A proposed rule would close a decade-old gap: today only domestic manufacturers must register with the FDA. Once finalized, product from an unregistered foreign establishment would be misbranded — and refusable at the border.
2026-08-07·26 min read
案件业绩
Case Highlight | Two Injunctions in a Western District of Washington Declaratory Judgment Action Halt an Erroneous Design Patent Complaint
After a competitor's design patent complaints removed the client's listings on Amazon and TEMU, LawMay obtained both a TRO and a preliminary injunction in the Western District of Washington and drove the matter to settlement.
2026-08-07·11 min read
案件业绩
Case Highlight | LawMay Secures an Award of Reasonable Attorney's Fees Against the Opposing Party
On May 20, 2026, the Southern District of Florida ordered an intellectual property owner to pay attorney's fees to ten cross-border e-commerce sellers represented by LawMay, granting the full 8.6 hours claimed.
2026-08-07·4 min read
案件业绩
Case Highlight | Preliminary Injunction Denied and TRO Dissolved in a Western District of Pennsylvania Utility Patent Action
On June 16, 2026, the Western District of Pennsylvania denied the plaintiff's preliminary injunction motion and dissolved the TRO freezing five clients' account assets, finding the plaintiff's evidence "essentially a nullity vis-à-vis evidentiary value."
2026-08-07·10 min read
案件业绩
Case Highlight | LawMay Secures Settlement and Release of Frozen Accounts in a Northern District of Illinois Trademark Action
Representing an Amazon cross-border seller in a Schedule A trademark action in the Northern District of Illinois, LawMay pursued a parallel defense-and-negotiation strategy that produced a settlement, the release of frozen accounts, and dismissal with prejudice.
2026-08-07·6 min read
案件业绩
Case Highlight | A Motion to Enforce Settlement Compels Correction of the Dismissal and Release of Amazon ASIN Restrictions
Settlement and payment did not restore the client's listings. LawMay filed a motion to enforce the settlement, compelling the plaintiff to correct its dismissal to one with prejudice and to secure the release of the specific ASIN restrictions.
2026-08-07·8 min read
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Case Highlight | Successful Amazon Utility Patent Complaint Appeal Restores More Than One Hundred ASINs
A non-infringement appeal built on the physical impossibility of infringement — supported by circuit schematics, the official manual, and operational video — restored more than one hundred affected ASINs for a color-changing lighting seller.
2026-08-07·10 min read
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Firm News | LawMay Invited to Present on IP Risk Control and Dispute Response for Cross-Border Sellers Entering the U.S.
At the fourteenth Shenzhen University Law School alumni salon, Claire Wu and Peter Li addressed IP risk before, during, and after a dispute — from pre-launch clearance to TRO response and post-default relief.
2026-08-07·18 min read
案件业绩
一次申请，两道禁令：TYKOR外观专利案中，我们如何以反向TRO
提交 TRO 申请后 4 天，法院签发反向临时限制令，命令专利权人 24 小时内撤回亚马逊投诉；
2026-07-31·11 min read
案件业绩
One Motion, Two Injunctions: Reverse TRO and Preliminary Injunction in the TYKOR Design Patent Matter
Four days after the TRO application, the court ordered the patent owner to withdraw its Amazon complaints within 24 hours; the same motion was converted to a PI application and granted 17 days later, without security.
2026-07-31·36 min read
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LawMay三天应战，成功驳回弗吉尼亚东区发明专利TRO及PI动议
近日，LawMay律师团队成功代理一家跨境电商客户应对一起美国发明专利侵权诉讼。弗吉尼亚东区联邦法院于2026 年7 月24 日举行临时限制令（Temporary Restraining Order ，"TRO" ）及初步禁令（Preliminary Injunction ，"PI" ）听证，并当庭驳回原告的全部禁令请求。
2026-07-25·5 min read
法律观察
第一巡回法院拒绝暂缓执行：H-1B申请10万美元付款政策继续失效
2026年7月24日，美国联邦第一巡回上诉法院驳回联邦政府的暂缓执行申请。
2026-07-25·12 min read
案件业绩
Case Highlight | Three Days to Defeat TRO and Preliminary Injunction Motions in the Eastern District of Virginia
Engaged three days before the hearing, LawMay completed a prior-action investigation, claim analysis, prior art search, and written opposition — and the court denied the plaintiff's injunction requests in full from the bench.
2026-07-25·18 min read
法律观察
First Circuit Denies a Stay: The $100,000 H-1B Payment Policy Remains Vacated
The First Circuit held the government had not shown a strong likelihood of success on appeal. The question at this stage is not whether the charge is sound policy, but whether Congress authorized it.
2026-07-25·35 min read
律所动态
LawMay发布律所《生成式 AI 使用政策》
LawMay P.C.（美国路迈律师事务所）《生成式 AI 使用政策》已于 2026 年 6 月 1日生效，适用于本所全部律师和工作人员。每个人都要签署知晓声明，以后每年重签。
2026-07-20·8 min read
案件业绩
从平台投诉下架到强制恢复上架：Yiwu Jieya v. Xu案中的DJ与反向
当专利权人通过亚马逊等电商平台提交侵权投诉并导致产品下架后，被投诉卖家通常会尝试两条路径：继续通过平台内部程序申诉，或者向美国联邦法院提起确认不侵权、专利无效的 Declaratory Judgment Action，即通常所称的 DJ 诉讼。
2026-07-20·15 min read
法律观察
加州Prop 65法案与消费欺诈诉讼高发，如何应对
近期，我们接触到的多家出海企业，已经收到加州Proposition 65六十天违法通知。有的是现有客户，有的是收到通知后前来咨询的企业。
2026-07-20·12 min read
律所动态
律所动态｜LawMay律师受邀出席APEC中国年·全球科技治理与法治创新学术研讨会暨第三届粤港澳大湾区法律与科技研讨会
2026年7月4日，APEC中国年·全球科技治理与法治创新学术研讨会暨第三届粤港澳大湾区法律与科技研讨会在深圳大学丽湖校区成功举办。本次会议由深圳大学社会科学部、深圳大学法学院主办，深圳大学法律与科技研究院、涉外法治研究院、司法部法治大数据与智能装备应用研究重点实验室承办，北京市两高（深圳）律师事务所协办。
2026-07-20·2 min read
案件业绩
From Platform Takedown to Compelled Reinstatement: DJ Actions and the Reverse TRO in Yiwu Jieya v. Xu
A declaratory judgment action does not by itself restore a listing. This note examines, from counsel's perspective, the proof problem at the heart of the reverse TRO — and the validity-infringement dilemma that made relief possible in Yiwu Jieya v. Xu.
2026-07-20·46 min read
法律观察
California Prop 65 and the Rise of Consumer Fraud Suits: How to Respond
A 60-day notice is not a finding of violation — but it is not an ordinary letter either. Drawing on a PFAS class action the author defended, this note examines what a "160 ppb" figure actually has to establish.
2026-07-20·32 min read