Stories Related to Australian Court Oks Logo Ban On Cigarette Packs

By ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press
Tue, 08/14/2012 - 6:33pm

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australia's highest court upheld the world's toughest law on cigarette promotion on Wednesday despite protests from tobacco companies that argued the value of their trademarks will be destroyed under new rules that will strip all logos from cigarette packs....

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