Yahoo Finance: Monetization and Enforcement of Patent for Electronic Cigarettes

[LoveVanilla]

Monetization and Enforcement of U.S. Utility Patent for Electronic Cigarettes

The inner construction of an e-cigarette is quite simple and fairly standard and it is very obvious as to what our auto draw technology patent covers

In August 2013, Imperial tobacco Group purchased the intellectual property behind the Ruyan e-cigarette for $75 million.

 

[Rossum]

Infringement can be avoided by simply adding a button to the battery but there is a reason the preferred option by consumers and most manufactures to date to simulate real smoking is our buttonless auto draw technology which best mimics real smoking."

To each their own, I guess, but personally, I never cared much for "auto fire" devices.