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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +
A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
Fish & Richardson

Distillations: A Rum Thing

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The first time this blogger wrote about the HAVANA CLUB trademark dispute, it was for the November/December issue of World Trademark Review in 2006. Even then, it was a long-running and complicated feud. I wrote at the...more

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7 Secrets to Navigating International Markets

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October 17, 2016 Publications By Louis Dejoie With considerable fanfare, the first U.S. cruise ship to travel from Miami to Havana in 40 years arrived in Cuba on May 2. The ocean voyage signaled to many the start of a new era...more

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Top Five Reasons Why You Should File For Trademark Protection In Cuba

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As the U.S. and Cuba progress towards normalizing trade relations, many U.S. companies are contemplating whether it makes sense to do business in Cuba. While some companies already plan to enter the Cuban market, others have...more

Carlton Fields

Cuba: A Playing Field for Trademark Pirates

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Now that President Obama has lifted trade restrictions, American businesses are considering whether to expand their operations to Cuba. For some corporations, it makes immediate sense. For others, it may not. But regardless...more

McAfee & Taft

Cuban Trademark Protection: Is now the time?

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Recent relaxations in travel restrictions and talks to end the economic embargo the United States has imposed on Cuba for more than 50 years have increased interest in the Cuban market. With its close proximity and 11 million...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Protecting Your Brands in New Markets: Iran and Cuba

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For companies based in the United States, doing business in Cuba and Iran is no longer a completely far-fetched notion. In Cuba, the relaxing of the embargo promises to make this island neighbor of the U.S. available for...more

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A Tale Of Trade And Trademarks: General Cigar Co., Inc. v. Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco

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The United States has taken several recent steps towards normalizing its ties with Cuba and, just yesterday, the two countries re-opened embassies in each other’s capitals for the first time since 1961. Despite these...more

Knobbe Martens

International IP Law: Securing Your IP Rights in Cuba and French Polynesia

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CUBA - Six months have passed since President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro made the historic decision to reestablish diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Although Congress has not yet voted to lift...more

Morgan Lewis

US/Cuba Relations: What You Need to Know About Protecting US Brands in Cuba

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Recent developments justify reconsidering companies’ trademark protection options. Although US sanctions that generally prohibit US exports to Cuba as well as other transactions that involve Cuba largely remain in...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

U.S. Brand Holders Anticipating Business in Cuba Can and Should Protect Trademarks

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As we noted in our Client Alert on December 18, 2014, President Obama has announced that he will take steps to ease regulations that have largely prevented U.S. companies from conducting business in Cuba for more than 50...more

Carlton Fields

Is It Too Soon to File for Trademark Registration?

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News headlines abound concerning the potential for normalizing trade relations with Cuba. U.S. companies that are likely to do business in Cuba, if and when trade restrictions are fully lifted, should take steps now to...more

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Softening of the Cuban Embargo: Is It Time to Protect Your Brand Rights Abroad?

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Since the 1961 embargo of Cuba, it has been seen as a waste of time and money for American businesses to file for Cuban trademark protection, but that is changing. In December President Obama announced the reestablishment of...more

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Companies Should Consider Cuban Trademark Protection – Now

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In December 2014, President Obama made an unexpected announcement signaling a “new course” for Cuba after more than fifty years of comprehensive U.S. sanctions. The changes to U.S. sanctions and export policy under the Cuban...more

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