Federal Circuit Declines Review of $95M Altria Patent Suit Against R.J. Reynolds

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Federal Circuit Declines Review of $95M Altria Patent Suit Against R.J. Reynolds

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has refused to reconsider a $95 million judgment against R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., upholding a landmark decision that found the company’s Vuse Alto e-cigarettes infringed on patents owned by Altria Client Services LLC. In a succinct order issued Monday, the Federal Circuit judges denied R.J. Reynolds’ petition for both a panel and an en banc review, leaving the massive damages award intact. The ru…