Organisation: British American Tobacco

As Australia awaits the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products and other jurisdictions discuss similar proposals, efforts continue to fight plain packaging requirements. And while the prospect of uniform, unbranded packaging is having an impact on investor confidence, one market analyst believes that the cases for tobacco trademark protection under the WTO treaties and BIT “are very strong”.

04 October 2012

Australia’s highest court has today rejected a final appeal by four tobacco companies, paving the way for the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes before the end of this year.

15 August 2012

As the Australian high court considers legislation banning the use of trademarks by cigarette companies, British American Tobacco has introduced a budget brand to Australia, saying that they have been forced to do so by price competition, including from counterfeiters.

23 May 2012

Tobacco company CA Cigarrera Bigott Sucs, the owner of the well-known mark BELMONT, has successfully obtained the removal of a profile using its trademark as an identifier on the social network Facebook. The unauthorised use of the BELMONT mark on the social network could have exposed Bigott to the possibility of being investigated for failure to comply with the relevant regulations on tobacco advertising.

20 February 2012