Who invented the electronic cigarette?
Although the paternity of the electronic cigarette is wrongly attributed wrongly to Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik, he is nevertheless recognized for being the first to have developed the device via his company Ruyan, further called Dragonite International Ltd.
Who is the 4th largest cigarette manufacturer?
One year later, in 2014, Imperial Tobacco (currently Imperial Brand), the fourth largest cigarette manufacturer in the world, attacked, via Fontem Ventures, its subsidiary, the major players in the field of the e-cigarette for patent infringement.
When did Fontem Ventures settle?
On April 5, 2016, after two years of legal procedure, Fontem Ventures and VMR Products announced that they have reached a settlement agreement “that resolves ongoing litigation in the USA.” The settlement put an end to the patent infringement cases originally brought by Fontem Ventures in March 2014.
