BAT files patent suits against Philip Morris' IQOS products
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(Reuters) - British American Tobacco said on Thursday it had sued Philip Morris International Inc in the United States and Germany, alleging that the tobacco heating technology used in its bigger rival's IQOS devices infringed its patents.The Lucky Strike cigarette maker said it had filed two patent infringement claims in the United States against Philip Morris, one through the International Trade Commission (ITC) and one in the Virginia federal court, that included remedies for damages caused..