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Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Scores Major Trial Win Defeating Billion Dollar Patent Case Against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company 

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., announced a resounding victory in a major patent infringement case brought against its client, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, by Star Scientific, Inc. (Star Scientific, Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds et al., Nos. MJG-01-1504 & MJG-02-2504 (D. Md.)). The defense team was led by Brinks attorneys, Richard A. Kaplan, Ralph J. Gabric, K. Shannon Mrksich and Jerold A. Jacover, all shareholders at the firm. The case involved two patents for a method of substantially preventing the formation of tobacco-specific nitrosamines.

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