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17 May 2021PatentsAlex Baldwin

USITC judge says Philip Morris infringes BAT patents

A US International Trade Commission (USITC) judge has issued an initial determination on the  British American Tobacco (BAT) lawsuit against  Philip Morris (PMI), finding that PMI’s IQOS technology infringes two BAT patents.

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