Company: KAVL
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001731122-25-000399
Chunk: 31

Company: Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 1
Chunk 31
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 the importation of the Bidi Stick in the United States; and (b) issue temporary
and permanent cease and desist orders pursuant to 337(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, which would prohibit the sale and distribution
of the Bidi Stick in the United States. No damages are recoverable in the proceedings before the ITC. If the Company or Bidi is prohibited
from importing the Bidi Stick, then our business, operations, financial results, and reputation would be significantly adversely impacted.
Bidi disputes the patent infringement claims set forth in the ITC Complaint by the RJ Reynolds Entities and plans to vigorously defend
the ITC Investigation. A Commission determination regarding temporary relief is expected in October or December 2024. A final Commission
determination on permanent relief is not expected until late 2025 or early 2026. The asserted patent expires in October 2026 as would
any exclusion order that the ITC enters as a result of the ITC Complaint.

As a result of the ITC Complaint and other factors
we do not expect any significant revenue from the sale of Bidi Sticks in the foreseeable future. Our primary source of revenue is from
KBI from royalties from PMI under the PMI License Agreement.

PMI Licensing Agreement and International Distribution

On June 13, 2022, we, through our wholly owned subsidiary,
KBI, entered into the PMI License Agreement with PMPSA, a wholly owned affiliate of PMI, for the development and distribution of ENDS
products in certain markets outside of the United States, subject to market (or regulatory assessment). The PMI License Agreement grants
to PMPSA a license of certain intellectual property rights relating to Bidi’s ENDS device, known as the BIDI® Stick in the United
States, as well as potentially newly developed devices, to permit PMPSA to manufacture, promote, sell, and distribute such ENDS device
and newly developed devices, in international markets, outside of the United States.

On July 25, 2022, we announced the launch of PMPSA’s
custom-branded self-contained e-vapor product, pursuant to the licensing agreement. The product, a self-contained e-vapor device initially
called VEEBA and more recently rebranded as VEEV NOW, has been custom developed and was initially distributed in Canada. VEEV NOW was
then commercially launched by PMPSA in Europe in February 202