• March 28, 2024

Star and Reynolds settle patent dispute

Star Scientific and RJ Reynolds Tobacco have settled their patent-infringement dispute over a leaf-tobacco curing process used to reduce nitrosamines, according to a Bloomberg News story relayed by the TMA.

The financial terms were not disclosed in documents filed yesterday in federal court inGreenbelt,Maryland.

The documents stated that the settlement was ‘not an acknowledgement of liability of any party’.