R.J. Reynolds tobacco company wins patent infringement suit |
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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:43
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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - A court has ruled in favour of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Star Scientific, Inc.The court ruled that Star engaged in inequitable conduct before the US Patent Office in obtaining patents involving a method of treating tobacco to substantially prevent the formation of tobacco-specific nitrosamines.'The judge ruled in our favour on virtually every pending issue,' said August Borschke, chief patent counsel for R.J. Reynolds. 'Today's ruling validates what R.J. Reynolds proved at trial: that Star's patents are unenforceable.'Star filed the suit in May 2001, and had sought hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for past alleged infringement, and an injunction going forward to prevent future alleged infringement.tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.comrwCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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