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EU UPC revokes electronic cigarette patent in a win for NJOY

By Inbar Preiss ( November 28, 2024, 15:11 GMT | Insight) -- The Unified Patent Court's Paris Central Division has revoked a patented technology used in electronic cigarettes in favor of NJOY in its dispute with VMR due to lack of novelty, rendering the patent invalid. The judges rejected requests and asked parties not to “front load” arguments in initial filings.The Unified Patent Court's Paris Central Division has revoked a patent used in electronic cigarettes following a revocation action filed by NJOY Netherlands BV against VMR Products LLC....

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