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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 +

Protecting Your Brands in New Markets: Iran and Cuba

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/31/2015

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

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

Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 7/21/2015

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

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

Knobbe Martens on 6/20/2015

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

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

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP on 4/22/2015

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

Companies Should Consider Cuban Trademark Protection – Now

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/4/2015

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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