Bacardi loses again in 'Havana Club' lawsuit against US Trademark ...
3 days ago · Bacardi bought Jose Arechabala's brand and started selling Havana Club rum in the United States in 1995. Cubaexport and French spirits company Pernod Ricard (PERP.PA) , opens new tab sell Havana ...
Bacardi Loses 'Havana Club' Suit Against US Trademark Office
2 days ago · Bacardi & Co. Ltd. lost its challenge against the US Patent and Trademark Office over the agency’s renewal of Cuba’s “Havana Club” rum trademark, a district court ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema granted summary judgment to the PTO, dismissing Bacardi’s Administrative Procedure Act suit, according to minutes from the ...
Bacardi loses again in 'Havana Club' lawsuit against US Trademark ...
2 days ago · Bacardi, which was exiled from Cuba after the Cuban Revolution, said that the Cuban government unlawfully seized the Havana Club name and assets from Jose Arechabala SA in 1960. Bacardi bought Jose Arechabala's brand and started selling Havana Club rum in the United States in 1995.
Havana Club rum dispute deepens after latest US law restricting
Jan 9, 2025 · Havana, Cuba - One rum, two owners: the decades-long legal battle between the Cuban government and spirits giant Bacardi over the popular Havana Club rum brand has entered a new phase with the enactment of a new US trademark law.
New twist in US-Cuba trademark fight over Havana Club rum
Jan 8, 2025 · One rum, two owners: the decades-long legal battle between the Cuban government and spirits giant Bacardi over the popular Havana Club rum brand has entered a new phase with the enactment of a new US trademark law.
Havana Club rum war escalates: Biden bans brands confiscated by …
Dec 6, 2024 · The commercial and political dispute over Havana Club rum remains a flashpoint, tying Cuban rum and Cuba itself to the lingering tensions of the Cold War. Two competing owners claim rights to...
US-Cuba rum war spills over as Biden law stirs Havana Club row
The 'No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act', signed by President Joe Biden on December 1, effectively cements Bermuda-based Bacardi's position as the sole purveyor of Havana Club rum in...
The Havana Club dispute rumbles on - The Drinks Business
Jun 20, 2024 · Opening the US market to the Cuban-distilled Havana Club would be a big prize for the French giant. Retail sales of rum in that market were worth about US$ 9 billion in 2022. The original owner...
Trade embargo bars lawsuit against Bacardi over 'Havana Club' …
Oct 16, 2024 · The U.S. trade embargo against Cuba prevents a Cuba-owned company from suing Bacardi [RIC:RIC:BCARDU.UL] in the United States for infringing trademarks covering "Havana Club" rum in a...
US blocks Cuban trademark for Havana Club - The Spirits Business
Dec 5, 2024 · On Sunday 1 December, president Joe Biden signed the ‘No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023’ into law, which blocks US courts and agencies from validating trademarks seized by...