Guantanamera Sues Agio Over Dueto Trademark
Guantanamera Cigar Co. has filed a lawsuit over Royal Agio’s new line: Balmoral Serie Signaturas Dueto.
Specifically, Guantanamera is arguing that Royal Agio’s application for a trademark for Dueto is in conflict with the company’s own trademark for the word Duo. Guantanamera’s trademark was registered in August 2009.
The lawsuit goes onto further allege that the Agio opted to use the name specifically because of the trademark issue. It cites an interview given by Boris Wintermans, ceo of Royal Agio, to Cigar Snob (29:00), where Wintermans said “And the Dueto is for, well, a duo.”
Jaime Flórez-Estrada, evp of marketing for Royal Agio, declined to comment.
Guantanamera is no stranger to trademark lawsuits. The company has been fighting Habanos S.A. over the Guantanamera since 2009.
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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