The UK High Court in London found that two of Philip Morris International (PMI)’s patents for tobacco heating technology were valid, ruling against British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiary Nicoventures. However, the court also snuffed out a counter claim, ruling that BAT’s Glo heated-tobacco products did not infringe PMI’s patents.

The ruling is just the latest in a series of ongoing legal battles between the two rival tobacco companies.

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