Altria Client Services LLC v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, No. 23-1546 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 19, 2024)

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Altria Client Services LLC (“Altria”) sued R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. (“Reynolds”) for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 10,299,517 (“the ’517 patent”), 10,485,269 (“the ’269 patent”), and 10,492,541 (“the ’541 patent”). At trial, the jury found that Reynolds infringed Altria’s patents and awarded Altria over $95 million in damages. The jury also rejected Reynolds’s invalidity defense.