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Jury Verdict Announced in Star Scientific Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against RJ Reynolds 

Scientific Inc. (NASDAQ: STSI) announced today that the jury in the trial of the company's patent infringement lawsuit concluded its deliberations. The jury found that the two Star patents at issue in the case were not valid, and were not infringed. The company issued the following statement:

Our counsel will file a motion with the US District Court for Judgment as a Matter of Law or a New Trial within the next ten days. If that motion is not granted, our appellate counsel then will file a notice of our intent to appeal the verdict with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as soon as practically possible.

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