In the United States, the International Trade Commission (ITC) has banned Altria and Philip Morris from selling IQOS in the country. The Wall Street Journal reported this.
The regulator has ruled in a patent case initiated by a competitor of the companies – R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
“Encroachment on our intellectual property undermines our ability to invest and innovate,” RJ Reynolds Tobacco explained why it filed a lawsuit against Altria and Philip Morris.
The lawsuit has yet to pass an administrative inspection, which will last two months. If the regulator’s decision remains in force, Philip Morris will not be able to sell IQOS devices from November. The resolution will take effect after the President of the United States approves it.
British American Tobacco in several international markets filed a similar lawsuit against Philip Morris. At the same time, the courts of Great Britain and Greece sided with Philip Morris.
In turn, Altria and Philip Morris have already stated that they will appeal the decision.
Credit Agricole has been ranked first in the social responsibility rating of the banking sector, created by Standard-Rating based on the 2022 half-year results. The rating agency commended the bank’s contribution to the economy of Ukraine. The bank has paid UAH 100 million in taxes in advance, while issuing UAH 1.2 billion in loans under […]
From October 1, drivers must turn on the dipped headlights of the car outside the city. This helps to additionally mark the vehicle in conditions of low visibility within the autumn-winter period. GlobalLogic reminds about the importance of compliance with traffic rules and tells about the developments of Ukrainian engineers that affect road safety. In […]
Intellias, a global software engineering and digital consulting company, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Digitally Inspired, a fast growing, UK based peer, focusing on the Retail and eCommerce industry. “I am delighted to welcome the Digitally Inspired team to Intellias. It is symbolic that Intellias’ twentieth anniversary coincided with signing an agreement […]
3×4, a Web3 fundraising platform for non-profits, has been launched in Ukraine to bring innovative crypto & NFT fundraising to the rising number of social impact causes. 3×4 helps non-profit organizations to fundraise utilizing NFTs in collaborations with artists and brands while providing donors utility, revenue and transparency. The idea of 3×4 was born in […]
In order to present existing opportunities and draw attention of the international business community, UkraineInvest organizes an international forum with the participation of leading business representatives and expert environment of Ukraine and the world. The need to rebuild Ukraine creates a variety of attractive investment projects aimed at contributing to shaping a new economy of […]
Проект, що його розробляє уряд, визначає введення 10% збору на купівлю іноземної валюти імпортерами. Деталі ініціативи Кабміну повідомив нардеп Ярослав Железняк, який є заступником голови податкового комітету Верховної Ради. “Тут варто зазначити, що обрана концепція не передбачає додаткових імпортних мит (що є складним при адмініструванні), а визначає запровадження 10% збору на валютообмінні операції із купівлі всіх […]
У Китаї суднобудівна компанія Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding спустила на воду найбільший у світі контейнеровоз, який отримав назву Tessa. Про це повідомляє сайт компанії. Вказано, що судно будується на замовлення швейцарсько-італійської Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). Воно має ті ж габарити, що й нещодавно побудовані для компанії Evergreen контейнеровози Alot та Apex, але трохи більшої ємності. “Хоча основні розміри залишилися […]
Банк Англії підвищив базову процентну ставку максимальними темпами з 1995 року, на 50 базисних пунктів – до 1,75% із 1,25%. Про це повідомляється на сайті регулятора. Сама ставка зараз перебуває на максимальному рівні з грудня 2008 року, коли вона становила 2%. Банк Англії прийняв таке рішення на тлі високої інфляції, яка зараз становить 13%. Регулятор прогнозує, […]
In the second quarter of 2020, China’s economy grew after a historic downturn in the previous three months. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the State Statistical Office of China on Thursday, June 16. Thus, China’s GDP in April-June increased by 3.2% compared to the same period last year. The recovery was caused […]
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Shares of cruise company Royal Caribbean, which decreased by 57% since the beginning of the year, rose for the last quarter and closed with an increase of 10% to $ 57.31 per share on Monday after the publication of the financial results of the second quarter. Investor`s optimism is based on Royal Caribbean management’s statements […]
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The last two years Oschadbank opened 500 branches in Ukraine. Twelve of them are adapted for people with disabilities. This information was published by the investment portal InVenture Ukraine. The most advanced Oschadbank branches are located in Kyiv, Odessa, Lviv, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. The Bank plans to continue to implement the modernization of branches […]
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Your approach to trading matters. There are times when your trades have more chances to succeed. Try to build your trading plan around the periods with the highest liquidity and make sure to avoid the market in most dangerous times. The Most Suitable Periods Your ability to open and close trades at the best price […]
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Commercial Court of Kiev took to attention the case of the right’s deprivation of Farmak Ukraine on the use of certificates for signs for Diazolinum goods. It is reported by a specialized news resource Pharma.net.. A prerequisite to the beginning of the litigation was an appeal of representatives of the international distributor of Farmat LTD […]
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For the first time in history, the Baltic States have completely given up electricity from Russia during the tests for the exit from the BRELL energy ring (Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – ed.), Scheduled for 2025. It is noted that Latvia suspended commercial imports from Russia for two days (April 8 and 11) […]
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Shares of Ford Motor Co dropped to 1.93% on Friday after the closing of trading on Thursday, automaker reported results of achievement in three months from April to June. Since the beginning of the year, Ford shares have fallen by 28.9%. Ford Motor reported second-quarter losses of – $ 0.35 per share, which is better […]
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According to Interfax-Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman met with Don Grantham yesterday. The Prime Minister of Ukraine discussed with Microsoft Central & Western Europe President the possibility of using modern technologies in the process of implementing reforms in Ukraine. Groysman said that Ukraine was hard up in technologies decisions. The authority is ready to cooperate with the […]
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During a visit to Washington, the head of Naftogaz Yuri Vitrenko commented on searches of the company in the case of non-payment of VAT for 2.7 billion hryvnias for Russian gas. “On the one hand, the State Fiscal Service constantly checks Naftogaz. That is, there is nothing surprising in the fact that there is another […]
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Naftogaz states that in the first quarter of 2021 they received a net profit of UAH 12.6 billion against UAH 3.2 billion a year earlier. The group’s CFO Petrus van Drill said so. “I am pleased to announce that the net profit in the first quarter of 2021 is UAH 12.6 billion (unaudited preliminary result, […]
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US President Donald Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that under the terms of the agreement between ByteDance and Oracle, the Chinese company will retain a majority stake in the TikTok service, and Oracle will have a minority stake. This Trump said during the press briefing at the White House. Responding to the question […]
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Russia’s pipelayer Fortuna has resumed work on laying the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline in Germany’s exclusive economic zone, DPA reported, citing the press service of the Nord Stream 2 AG project operator on May 23. “Fortune is currently operating in German waters in accordance with existing permits and with statements made by the authorities,” the […]
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Health Minister Maxim Stepanov and British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons discussed the possible production of a coronavirus vaccine at Ukrainian facilities. The Ministry of Health is in constant contact with AstraZeneca. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Health on Facebook. Vaccine production may be launched in the near future. “We […]
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On Monday, Alphabet and ADT Inc companies announced a long-term partnership agreement. According to the press release, as a result, will be “a combination of award-winning Nest equipment and services based on Google machine learning technology, with a network of ADT installation, service and professional monitoring for creating a “smarter home” and integrated experience for […]
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This week the report of the Alphabet associated company of Google for the fourth quarter 2015 is eagerly awaited in Wall Street. The company for the first time reports on the results separately from the rest of their enterprises. In October, Google conducted a massive restructuring process and has become a part of Alphabet holding […]
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