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CASE AT A GLANCE Since Steele v. Bulova Watch Co., 344 U.S. 280 (1952), the Supreme Court has not addressed the territorial scope of the Lanham Act. Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. is an opportunity for the Court to clarify how its RJR Nabisco extraterritoriality framework applies to the Lanham Act, whether and how current circuit court tests fit into the framework, and whether any of the tests should apply in the second step of the framework., Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int'l, Inc. Docket No. 21-1043 Argument Date: March 21, 2023 From: The Tenth Circuit Introduction In RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community, 579 U.S, 325 [...]

Byline: C. J. Hughes An uptown apartment with ties to a gripping Wall Street drama of the 1980s, the high-priced tug-of-war for control of the conglomerate RJR Nabisco, has entered [...]

BY W. GRAEME ROUSTAN (DOUGLAS DEFELICE-USA TODAY SPORTS) WHILE “Private Equity” is only two words in length, its meaning can fill an entire book – and actually has filled hundreds [...]

The article reports on the economic activity of R. J. Reynolds Industries concerning its business operations in the U.S. Accordingly, the company is expected to sell its Aminoil Inc., its Sea-Land Industries Investments Inc. and other holdings that are not consumer-driven. Such intent plans have been carried out due to tough rivals, heavy trade regulation as well as static markets. INSET: AMINOIL: WHY REYNOLDS MAY TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN.

The article looks at the competition in the U.S. tobacco industry in the context of Marlboro cigarettes by tobacco company Philip Morris and Winston cigarettes by tobacco company R.J. Reynolds as of March 1, 1974. Topics include the stock performance of both companies on Wall Street, sales, and brand imagery. Cigarette marketing is also addressed.

The article focuses on organic cigarette company Santa Fe Natural Tobacco which produces the Natural American Spirit organic cigarette. It states the company was purchased by R.J. Reynolds in 2002 for 340 million dollars. It mentions the cigarettes are made from organic tobacco with sunflowers used instead of pesticides to keep aphids off the plants and comments on the U.S. Master Settlement Agreement which the four largest cigarette manufacturers settle lawsuits through.

The article reports on the appeal of tobacco companies against the Commission of the European Communities in European Community Court of First Instance. These companies filed an appeal includes R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc., RJR Acquisition Corp., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco International Inc., and Philip Morris International Inc. Appellants requested the Court to set aside the annulment of the decision of the Commission of the European Communities.

Brown & Williamson Co.'s announcement that it will shut down its Macon, Georgia plant after a merger with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc. means the state is losing another 2,100 high-paying manufacturing jobs. In-between the high-profile losses have come dozens of other plant closings, layoffs and downsizings, as jobs are abolished or moved overseas. All told, Georgia lost more than 80,000 manufacturing jobs in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003. The U.S. Department of Labor has approved a $4.2 million national emergency grant, to be administered by the Georgia DOL, to help the laid-off Brown & Williamson workers find new jobs and receive new job training and education.

Byline: AARON ELSTEIN 7 HENRY KRAVIS 72 Co-founder, KKR MARIE-JOSDE KRAVIS 66 President, Museum of Modern Art HOW THEY MET Unknown. They married in 1994 at the Metropolitan Club. It's [...]

Byline: ARLEEN JACOBIUS If the number of hostile takeovers continues its predicted rise this year, don't expect a repeat of the 1980s when private equity firms played a central role. [...]

It was Kravis Kohlberg Robert's 'barbarians at the gate' US$31bn acquisition of Oreo cookie maker RJR Nabisco in 1989 that put private equity on the map. The industry, though, reaches [...]

The article focuses on the value-investing approach by investor Warren Buffet in the U.S. His method was to buy stocks trading at low prices relative to book value and to look more at intangibles. He acquired Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in 1985 which is claimed to be his biggest risk. However, he cut his holding in Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. and sold his share of R. J. Reynolds Industries.

The article reports on the almost 26 percent drop in the stock market as measured by the averages. It explains that the drop may be due to major stocks hitting their peaks in 1961 and were declining when the average were making new highs in early 1962. Some corporations with assets of 30 million U.S. dollars or more that experienced a 50 percent or over drop in stocks from their 1961-1962 highs include U.S. Steel, R.J. Reynolds and Westinghouse Electric.

This section presents information on several published booklets, circulars and pamphlets discussing the financial performance of companies in the U.S. These include the financial booklets of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, "Getting the Most From Your Money," "How to Make Your Money Make More Money," and "A Review of the Oil Industry."

The article discusses sale of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Topics discussed include data from market research firm Information Resources Inc. (IRI), revealing decline in sales at supermarkets, increase in sale of R.J Reynolds' Vuse and Altria's MarkTen tobacco brands in convenience stores after promotions on products offered by the manufacturers to combat sales dip and comments from Jan Verleur of e-cigarette manufacturer V2 regarding role of product innovation to drive adoption rates.

The article reports that tobacco companies R.J. Reynolds, Lorillard and Philip Morris have decided to settle a lawsuit accusing the companies of being responsible for the medical conditions suffered from by the plaintiffs. Topics discussed include the history of tobacco litigation in the U.S. since the 1990s, the reasons behind the decision of the companies to settle and the unique features of Florida laws which give plaintiffs a bigger chance of proving tobacco firm liability. INSET: TWO DECADES, NO END IN SIGHT.

Byline: Aaron Elstein Blackstone preps real estate IPOs There is a lot of 'smart money' on Wall Street, but none smarter than Blackstone Group. Here's one example: Back in 2003, [...]

Presents business news briefs. Report on how U.S. tobacco companies are coping the dual threats of smoker lawsuits and discount competition; Report that the United States Justice Department has indicted three Merrill Lynch executive in for their alleged role in the Enron scandal; Report that Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, which has a history of strong earnings growth, said sales were down in the fiscal second quarter; Report that Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor, has acquired San Diego-based IT company Titan; Report that the Senate voted 55-40 to veto new rules passed by the FCC.

Highlights the warning of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings to its workers about an unspecified number of job cuts as early as September 2003. Impact of competition from discount brands on the company's profit during the second quarter of 2003; Probe into the company's accounting practices.

Byline: MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED Eric J. Gleacher, a veteran deal maker who participated in the fight over RJR Nabisco, said on Tuesday that he would leave the investment [...]

Louis V Gerstner's autobiography Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? How I Turned Around IBM should be required reading for all CEOs or prin-cipals in adviser firms, in fact, everyone associated [...]