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22 May 2015

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Tobacco firms challenge plain packaging law

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Two of the world's biggest tobacco companies have challenged the legality of the UK government's plain packaging regulations.British American Tobacco and Philip Morris filed legal objections at the High Court in London on Friday. They claim that the new rules are illegal because they take away their trademark intellectual property. The Department of Health has responded saying that it refuses to be "held to ransom by the tobacco industry". If successful, the tobacco companies may secure huge payouts from the British government.

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