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• US District Court Enters Order in Star Scientific Patent Infringement Suit, Setting Time Frame for Resolution of Summary Judgment Motions 

Jump to full article: Business Wire, 2003-09-16
Author: Source: Star Scientific, Inc.

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Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: STSI) announced today that an Order, relating to the August 28, 2003 hearing on pending motions in the company's patent infringement lawsuit against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, Inc., has been entered in the US District Court for the District of Maryland (Southern Division). The order confirms statements made by presiding Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. during the hearing, in which he suggested that he was considering the appointment of a Special Master.

Judge Williams states in his Order that the patent infringement case brought by Star "presents complicated issues of patent law necessitating significant technical knowledge and expertise. "

The Order refers all but one of the outstanding summary judgment motions and accompanying exhibits to a Special Master with expertise in patent litigation.

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