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[Thailand] Smoking Gun

Cigarette promotional items are technically illegal, yet it's so easy to circumvent the law
Bangkok Post (th)
added 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
New Zealand News Online (uk)
added 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.
New Zealand Herald
added 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
CNN
added 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.
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
added 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
The Conversation (au)
added 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
The Conversation (au)
added 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 .
Free-Press-Release.com (FPR)
added 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.
Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
added 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."
Courthouse News
added Aug 14, 2012 15:19
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