April 15, 2020
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is calling on the U.S. International Trade Commission to probe Philip Morris' tobacco vaping product imports, claiming the rival's tobacco heating system infringes patents covering R.J. Reynolds' vaporizers, according to a Wednesday filing in the Federal Register.
April 09, 2020
A company that makes a patented smoking device that heats tobacco without burning it filed a lawsuit in Virginia federal court Thursday claiming tobacco giant Altria ripped off their design with its new IQOS tobacco products.