Starfleet Innotech Inc (SFIO)

[Gamma1848]

SFIO does not have a patent. According to their most recent filing their ecig design is in 'patent applied for' status. This application grants them no additional legal protection against infringement

Their application is filed with WIPO.

WIPO defines patent pending rights stating:

Many companies label their products embodying the invention with the words “Patent Pending” or “Patent Applied For”... these terms do not provide any legal protection against infringement, they may serve as a warning to dissuade others from copying the product as a whole or certain innovative features

The patent was filed on 02/04/08 by Dr. Robert Wang and Peter Niehusen who partnered with NicStic CEO Evert Wilbrink to sell it. SFIO later paid Dr. Wang and Thomas Schroepfer 100,000,000 shares for the rights to the pending patent.

Gamma,

What is your opinion of the patent (pending)? Real or fake......valuable or not important.

This is the difference maker imo. Although I think REAL will be available in late March, .0048 is a great price even if REAL is not ready as promised....as long as patent keeps copycats away.