Here is a list of the patent litigations:
Legal Proceedings
From time to time the Company may be involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. There were no pending material claims or legal matters as of the date of this report other than two of the three following matters.
On June 22, 2012, Ruyan Investment (Holdings) Limited (“Ruyan”) filed a lawsuit against the Company alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,156,944 (the ‘944 Patent). Ruyan also filed separate cases for patent infringement against nine other defendants asserting infringement of the 944 Patent. Ruyan’s lawsuit against the Company known as Ruyan Investment (Holdings) Limited vs. Vapor Corp. CV-12-5466 is pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. All of these lawsuits have been consolidated for discovery and pre-trial purposes. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this lawsuit.
On February 25, 2013, Ruyan’s second patent infringement lawsuit against the Company as well as all of the other consolidated lawsuits were stayed as a result of the Court granting a stay in one of the consolidated lawsuits. The Court granted the motion to stay Ruyan’s separate lawsuits against the Company and the other defendants based on the filing of a request for inter partes reexamination of the ‘944 Patent at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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All reexamination proceedings of the ‘944 Patent have been stayed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board pending its approval of one or more of them.
On March 5, 2014, Fontem Ventures, B.V. and Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. (the successors to Ruyan) filed a complaint against the Company alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,365,742, entitled “Aerosol Electronic Cigarette”, U.S. Patent No. 8,375,957, entitled “Electronic Cigarette”, U.S. Patent No. 8,393,331, entitled “Aerosol Electronic Cigarette” and U.S. Patent No. 8,490,628, entitled “Electronic Atomization Cigarette. On April 8, 2014, plaintiffs amended their complaint to add U.S. Patent No. 8,689,805, entitled “Electronic Cigarette.” The products accused of infringement by the plaintiff are various Krave, Fifty-one and Hookah Stix products and parts. Eight other companies were also sued in separate lawsuits alleging infringement of one or more of the patents listed above. The Company filed its Answer and Counterclaims on May 1, 2014. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this lawsuit.
On October 21, 2014, Fontem Ventures B.V. and Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. filed a complaint against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, captioned Fontem Ventures B.V., et al. v. Vapor Corp., No. 14-cv-8155. The complaint alleges infringement of United States Patent No. 8,863,752, entitled “Electronic Cigarette”. The products accused of infringement by plaintiffs are various Krave and Fifty-One products and parts On January 15, 2015, the Company filed its Answer and Counterclaims. The Company will vigorously defend itself against such allegations.
On December 2, 2014, Fontem Ventures B.V. and Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. filed a complaint against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, captioned Fontem Ventures B.V., et al. v. Vapor Corp., No. 14-cv-09267. The Complaint alleges infringement by the plaintiffs against the Company relating to various Krave, Vapor X and Fifty-One products and parts. Fontem amended its compliant on December 16, 2014, to allege infringement of United States Patent No. 8,910,641, entitled “Electronic Cigarette” against the same products. On January 15, 2015, the Company filed its Answer and Counterclaims. The Company will vigorously defend itself against such allegations.
All of the above referenced cases filed by Fontem have been consolidated and are currently scheduled for trial in November 2015. The parties are currently in active fact discovery and claim construction.
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