TMaga
3 days ago
According to Holman:
On November 22, 2024, the Company received a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the โFederal Circuitโ) denying an appeal of HCMC of a decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the โBoardโ) relating to the inter partes review of an HCMC patent. The Board had ruled that the previously granted HCMC patent that served as the basis of HCMCโs patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A. was not patentable and denied of HCMCโs request to amend the claims if invalidity of the patent was affirmed.
HCMC has elected not to seek rehearing by the panel of the Federal Circuit that ruled on the appeal or rehearing by the entire Federal Circuit. On December 31, 2024, HCMC dismissed the patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A. pending in the district court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Are you listening Humble and Petroleum?????????