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| Product type | Cigarette |
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| Owner | Imperial Tobacco Polska, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco |
| Produced by | Imperial Tobacco Polska, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco |
| Country | Polish People's Republic |
| Introduced | 1950s |
| Markets | Polish People's Republic, Poland [1] [2] [3] |
| Previous owners | Wytwórnia Wyrobów Tytoniowych, Reemtsma |
Mocne (Polish for "Strong") is a Polish brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Imperial Tobacco. [4] [5]
Mocne was launched in the 1950s in a variety of designs and by several factories of the state-owned tobacco monopoly, Wytwórnia Wyrobów Tytoniowych. In the early 1990s the brand was bought by the Reemtsma company, now a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco. Since then a variety of consumer choices were added, including Lights, Menthol and Extra Lights. In addition to the traditional soft packet, a hard packet was also introduced.
In August 2006, it was reported that Imperial Tobacco Polska filed a request for invalidation of the right of protection for "AS MOCNY t" R-139925 registered for Tobacco Plants in Lublin Spółka Akcyjna.
The Supreme Administrative Court in its judgment of 25 May 2006 case file II GSK 64/06 held that the word "mocne" (in English: "strong") itself that is used as an indication of cigarettes, has not sufficient distinctive character as a trade mark. It may appear as part of a trade mark, but on a distinctive characteristic of a trade mark, which includes the word "mocne", will decide other words or images and the word "mocne" will remain a purely informational sign that could not become distinctive through use as a trade mark, even in a long term.
The SAC held that all manufacturers of cigarettes have the right to use purely informational sign to indicate the quality of cigarettes sold. [6]
Below are all the variants of Mocne cigarettes, with the levels of tar and nicotine included.
| Pack | Tar | Nicotine |
| Mocne | 15 mg | 1,3 mg |
| Mocne Jasne | 10 mg | 1,0 mg |
| Mocne Superlight | ???? mg | ???? mg |
| Mocne Menthol | ???? mg | ???? mg |
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