U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit Ruled In Favor Of Healthier Choices Management Corp. On Two Separate Appeals It Had Filed In Its Patent Infringement Action Against Philip Morris USA, Inc. And Philip Morris Products S.A.
U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit Ruled In Favor Of Healthier Choices Management Corp. On Two Separate Appeals It Had Filed In Its Patent Infringement Action Against Philip Morris USA, Inc. And Philip Morris Products S.A.
Healthier Choices Management Corp. (OTC:HCMC) announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of HCMC on two separate appeals it had filed in its patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A. pending in the district court for the Northern District of Georgia.
健康选择管理公司（场外交易代码：HCMC） 今天宣布，美国联邦巡回上诉法院就HCMC在乔治亚州北区地方法院对Philip Morris USA, Inc.和Philip Morris Products S.A. 的专利侵权诉讼中分别提起的两项上诉作出了有利于HCMC的裁决。
In the first appeal, HCMC appealed the ruling of the District Court dismissing HCMC's patent infringement action and denying HCMC's motion to amend its pleading. In the second appeal, HCMC appealed the District Court's award of attorneys' fees to Philip Morris. In its decisions today, the Federal Circuit ruled for HCMC by reversing both of those decisions and remanded the case back to the District Court for further proceedings.
在第一次上诉中，HCMC对地区法院驳回HCMC的专利侵权诉讼并驳回HCMC修改其诉状的动议的裁决提出上诉。在第二次上诉中，HCMC对地区法院判给菲利普·莫里斯的律师费提出上诉。在今天的裁决中，联邦巡回法院推翻了这两项裁决，对胡志明市作出了有利于胡志明市的裁决，并将该案发回地方法院重审。
Jeff Holman, CEO of HCMC, had this to say, "We are gratified to have won our appeals and now have the opportunity to resume pursuing our infringement claims in the District Court against Philip Morris for its IQOS device."
HCMC首席执行官杰夫·霍尔曼曾这样说：“我们很高兴赢得了上诉，现在有机会就其IQOS设备在地方法院恢复对菲利普·莫里斯的侵权索赔。”
Mr. Holman concluded, "For the sake of clarity, the Appellate Court's decisions both reinstate our infringement claim and also cancels the attorneys' fees award previously granted to Philip Morris in this case. We are looking forward to having our day in court."
霍尔曼先生总结说：“为明确起见，上诉法院的裁决既恢复了我们的侵权索赔，也取消了先前在本案中给予菲利普·莫里斯的律师费裁决。我们期待着在法庭上度过美好的一天。”
The case is Healthier Choices Management Corp., v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., Philip Morris Products S.A., case no. 2022-1268. The full opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit can be found on HCMC's website at
该案为Healthier Choices Management Corp. 诉菲利普·莫里斯美国公司、菲利普·莫里斯产品有限公司，案件编号为2022-1268。美国联邦巡回上诉法院的完整意见可在HCMC的网站上找到