Philip Morris

Philip Morris USA sues New York retailers for selling counterfeit cigarettes - Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Philip Morris USA (PM USA) filed two lawsuits today in U.S. District Court against 34 New York City retailers for selling counterfeit versions of the company's Marlboro(R) brand cigarettes.

Philip Morris USA seizes 290 packs of counterfeit cigarettes - Thursday, February 03, 2011

RICHMOND, Va. -- In its continued fight against counterfeit cigarettes, Philip Morris USA has seized 290 packs of counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes from two retailers on the Poospatuck Reservation in Suffolk County, N.Y. The seizure was part of the company’s lawsuit against the retailers.

Millions of counterfeit smokes seized at LA port - Wednesday, January 12, 2011

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release Wednesday that import specialists and officers at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex intercepted the shipment from China and seized more than 4.4 million cigarettes with false Marlboro trademarks.

Dublin customs seize over 12m counterfeit cigarettes - Friday, December 10, 2010

In the first operation a 6m (20 foot) container and van containing approximately four million Marlboro Light cigarettes was seized last night.

Philip Morris USA sues retailers across New York City to combat counterfeit cigarette sales - Friday, July 30, 2010

Philip Morris USA (PM USA) filed lawsuits today in federal court against eight retailers selling counterfeit versions of the company’s Marlboro® brand cigarettes in the New York City area.

Philip Morris USA sues New York and New Jersey retailers - Monday, March 01, 2010

RICHMOND, Va., Mar 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Philip Morris (PM USA) filed lawsuits today against eight retailers for selling counterfeit versions of the company's Marlboro(R) brand cigarettes in New York and New Jersey.

Philip Morris USA sues over counterfeit Marlboros - Friday, November 20, 2009

Philip Morris USA is accusing 10 New York and New Jersey retailers of selling counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes.

International Trade Commission stops import of fake cigarettes - Friday, September 25, 2009

The International Trade Commission has ordered U.S. customs officials to bar imports of import of counterfeit cigarettes bearing the trademarks of Philip Morris USA, the nation's No. 1 tobacco company said Thursday.

Philip Morris USA fights counterfeit cigarettes - Tuesday, September 01, 2009

"The sale of counterfeit cigarettes undermines the value of our trademarks, and Philip Morris USA is committed to taking steps necessary to protect its brands and the legitimate cigarette trade," said Joe Murillo, vice president and associate general counsel, Altria Client Services, speaking on behalf of PM USA.

China's Marlboro Country - Monday, June 29, 2009

Today, China's fake cigarettes—knockoff Marlboros, Newports, and Benson & Hedges—are flooding markets around the globe. They fuel a violent, multibillion-dollar black market and are even more hazardous to smokers than the real thing, yet the industry is little-known.

Philip Morris USA sues over counterfeit Marlboros - Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest tobacco company, is accusing a New York retailer of selling counterfeit cigarettes and illegally using the company's Marlboro trademark.

Philippines seizes Chinese fake Marlboro cigarettes - Thursday, November 13, 2008

Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales said Thursday the Marlboro-branded cigarettes arrived Nov. 2 from China. The raid followed a tip from the intelligence liaison office of the World Customs Organization.

Fake Marlboro contains twice the level of tar - Monday, June 09, 2008

Fake cigarette brands being sold on London streets contain dangerously high levels of tar and nicotine, the Evening Standard has found. The European Union limits are 10mg of tar, 10mg of carbon monoxide and 1mg of nicotine per cigarette. A packet of fake "Marlboro Gold King Size" contained 12.8mg of tar - more than twice the figure on the packet.

Masses of fake Marlboro cigarettes found in China - Friday, November 03, 2006

The 2,859 cartons of fake Marlboro and other foreign brands were seized following a three-month investigation….Assisted by the industrial and commercial administration, the police seized the goods with a market value of more than 7 million yuan July 11.