BAT 2555.00p About us Our products How we work Sustainability Investors Media Reporting Careers News Release BAT statement on patent enforcement success in the U.S. 30 November 2021 BAT’s Assistant General Counsel, Gareth Cooper, said in a statement: “U.S. President Biden and the United States Trade Representative have affirmed the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (“ITC”) determination that Philip Morris’ and Altria’s IQOS products infringe two patents owned by the BAT Group’s U.S. subsidiaries. As a result, Philip Morris and Altria will no longer be able to import or sell the infringing IQOS products in the United States. “Today’s announcement provides a measure of success for our enforcement of IP rights to ensure we can continue to innovate, as is common practice among innovation-based industries. As we have strenuously noted, there was no reason to overturn the policy and legal arguments already rejected by the foremost global experts on patent law, and the ITC’s exclusion order was properly issued and consistent with the public interest. “Reducing the harm from cigarettes is one of the most important public health movements globally, thus developing a wide range of consumer-acceptable choices of FDA-regulated products that may be less harmful than cigarettes requires a tremendous investment in innovation. We have made significant investments in developing the industry’s broadest portfolio of innovative e-cigarette technology as part of fulfilling our goal to reduce the harm from cigarettes, and we will continue to defend our IP robustly across the globe. “Innovation is laborious and cost-intensive work, and we remain confident in our patent defence strategy and the ITC’s findings.” Enquiries Media Centre Anna Vickerstaff +44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours) | @BATplc Investor Relations Mike Nightingale: +44 (0)20 7845 1180 Victoria Buxton: +44 (0)20 7845 2012 William Houston: +44 (0)20 7845 1138 John Harney: +44 (0)20 7845 1263 Media Stories and features Key BAT information and images Social media @ BAT News releases Contact the media centre Home Media News releases Follow us Latest tweets BAT @BATplc Another great episode of #LeadershipLab from our @RAI_News colleagues 👇 The latest episode focuses on the#Sciencee…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Z 03 Dec #ICYMI: The latest #MBUnplugged episode looks at our partnership & the great innovations we are driving… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 02 Dec Current UK share price 2555.00p +6.50p 03 Dec 2021 12:03 Quick Links Modern Slavery Statement Gender Pay Report Annual Report Sustainability Report Science and Technology Report Share price data Worldwide websites Standards of Business Conduct Site map Contact us BAT Globe House 4 Temple Place London WC2R 2PG +44 (0) 20 7845 1000 Accessibility Privacy Notice Cookie Notice Conditions of use Financial information We collect and store information on your device when you use this website including setting cookies. Some are essential, while others are used to enhance your experience, and to operate and improve the website. You can withdraw your consent at any time for non-strictly necessary cookies. Please choose the accept all button if you consent for us to use these non-strictly necessary cookies and the personal information they collect for the purposes described in our Cookie Notice. Accept all cookies Disable non-essential Customise settings