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ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC et al v. R.J. REYNOLDS VAPOR COMPANY

  1. February 25, 2025

    Judge Lets RJ Reynolds, Altria Seal Docs From Juul Deal

    A federal judge in North Carolina on Tuesday granted requests by tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and rival Philip Morris' parent company to seal documents in their ongoing royalty dispute, keeping details of their licensing agreements with the vape brand JUUL confidential.

  2. September 03, 2024

    R.J. Reynolds Stresses Reason To End $95M Royalties To Altria

    Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds is pushing hard on a bid to end $95 million in royalty payments it owes to the parent company of Philip Morris after a patent infringement verdict, emphasizing to a North Carolina federal court that its deal with Juul to license vape pen technology can in fact be enforced retroactively.

  3. August 15, 2024

    Juul License Doesn't Negate R.J. Reynolds' Royalties, Altria Says

    The parent company of Philip Morris is pushing back on what it described as a delayed bid by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. to skirt paying royalties on a pod-style vape, telling a North Carolina federal court that an "after-the-fact sublicense" with Juul isn't enough to undo the ongoing payments.

  4. July 03, 2024

    Juul License Voids Vape Royalties For Altria, Reynolds Argues

    R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. said it shouldn't have to pay royalties to the parent company of Philip Morris for a pod-style vape it was found to have infringed in a $95 million patent verdict nearly two years ago, pointing to a recent licensing deal it signed with Juul.

  5. February 02, 2024

    BAT, Philip Morris Reach Patent Deal For Global Vape IP Fights

    British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International Inc. said Friday that the companies had come to a settlement resolving multiple heated tobacco and vape patent infringement suits.

  6. January 27, 2023

    RJ Reynolds Stuck With Ongoing Royalties After Vape Verdict

    R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. must pay the parent company of Philip Morris ongoing royalties for a pod-style vape it was found to have infringed in a $95 million patent verdict last year, though not at the rate its rival had requested, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Friday.

  7. January 12, 2023

    No Redo For RJ Reynolds After $95M Vape Patent Verdict

    R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. on Thursday lost a bid for a new trial in a vape patent case that sacked it a $95 million judgment, despite a North Carolina federal judge finding that opposing counsel had stepped out of line during cross-examination of an expert witness in front of the jury.

  8. November 03, 2022

    RJ Reynolds Snubs Bid For Royalties After $95M Vape Verdict

    R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. has rebuffed a bid by Philip Morris' parent company to double the royalty rate for a pod-style vape that Reynolds was found to have infringed, saying nothing has changed since the jury rendered its $95 million verdict meriting that kind of rate hike.

  9. November 02, 2022

    RJ Reynolds Wants New Trial After $95M Vape Patent Verdict

    Nearly two months after a North Carolina federal jury declared that R.J. Reynolds owes Philip Morris' parent company $95 million for copying its pod-style vape design, the tobacco behemoth is telling the court it deserves a new trial.

  10. October 06, 2022

    Altria Wants Ongoing Royalties After $95M Vape Patent Verdict

    The parent company of Philip Morris wants to double the ongoing royalty rate for a pod-style vape that R.J. Reynolds was found to have infringed in a $95 million patent verdict last month, saying the product's popularity warrants an uptick in payment.