Federal Circuit Reverses Dismissal, Finds E-Cigarette Patent Sufficiently Pleaded

Mealey's (April 14, 2023, 12:36 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel reversed a district court’s rulings dismissing a consumer products company’s e-cigarette patent infringement claim against a tobacco company as “baseless,” denying it leave to amend and awarding the tobacco company attorney fees after finding that the court improperly found the pleadings insufficient....