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[Thailand] Smoking Gun
Cigarette promotional items are technically illegal, yet it's so easy to circumvent the law
Sep 4, 2012
Bangkok Post (th)
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Sep 3, 2012 22:31
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Health Ministers and Union agree on tobacco company lobbying
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation congratulates Health Ministers Tony Ryall and Tariana Turia on their firm stand on tobacco control in the face of British American Tobacco's (BAT) campaign to advertise and lobby against plain packaging of cigarettes w
Aug 23, 2012
New Zealand News Online (uk)
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Aug 24, 2012 07:18
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[New Zealand] Editorial: Plain-pack law would be plain theft
Property rights are important, even for industries for whom we have distaste. Governments should not remove them unless it is necessary. Plain-pack legislation would be plain theft.
Aug 23, 2012
New Zealand Herald
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Aug 23, 2012 14:27
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CHELIOTIS: Australian tobacco packaging laws misguided
* Brands are major drivers of economic growth, says Stephen Cheliotis * By making packaging a doddle to copy it gives rise to counterfeit cigarettes, he says
Aug 15, 2012
CNN
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Aug 16, 2012 21:04
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[Australia, New Zealand] AUDIO: Tobacco industry to fight packaging moves
A tobacco company representative says the industry is determined to stand up against moves to impose plain packaging on cigarettes on the grounds they would violate the rules of intellectual property.
Aug 15, 2012
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
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Aug 15, 2012 19:46
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[Australia] TIENHAARA: ACCI’s right to sue campaign not supported by the facts
The investor-state dispute between Philip Morris and the government over plain packaging legislation is emblematic of how companies abuse this system to circumvent democratic processes, particularly in nations with an established non-corrupt judiciary o
Aug 13, 2012
The Conversation (au)
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Aug 15, 2012 17:18
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The Olive Revolution: Australia's plain packaging leads the world
The High Court rejected the arguments of Big Tobacco that there was an acquisition of property on less than just terms. This ruling is in line with recent precedents on constitutional law and intellectual property such as the Grain Pool case, the Nintend
Aug 15, 2012
The Conversation (au)
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Aug 15, 2012 17:16
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Landmark Electronic Cigarette Settlement After 7 More Sued
The settlement clearly states that 3 out of 4 of the Nutrade e-cigarette models do not infringe on Ruyan’s fundamental patent structures .
Aug 13, 2012
Free-Press-Release.com (FPR)
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Aug 15, 2012 16:19
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[Virginia] Lorillard wins lawsuit over Newport knock-off
Greensboro-based cigarette maker Lorillard Inc. has won a lawsuit brought against the makers of a legal psychoactive drug named "Newprot" for trademark infringement.
Aug 14, 2012
Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
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Aug 14, 2012 15:19
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[Virginia] Synthetic Drug Slammed for Newport-Like Package
The maker of Newport cigarettes won a trademark suit and attorneys' fees against two brothers who sell a legal psychoactive drug under the brand "Newprot."
Aug 13, 2012
Courthouse News
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Aug 14, 2012 15:19