The Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal by Lorillard Tobacco Co. in a trademark infringement case that some business groups considered critical to the fight against counterfeit goods. Both Lorillard and the National Association of Manufacturers, which filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case, said the case was important to the fight against fake products, which the company said in court papers costs U.S. businesses $200 billion to $250 billion per year.
June 26, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal by Lorillard Tobacco Co. in a trademark infringement case that some business groups considered critical to the fight against counterfeit goods.
The case involved the sale of two packages of counterfeit Newport cigarettes by a small retailer in Denver, Colo. Lorillard, a subsidiary of New York City-based Loews Corp., manufactures Newports, as well as the Kent and True brands.
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