Cubatabaco

In December 2022, a U.S. trademark court ruled in favor of Cubatabaco, the Cuban cigar monopoly, over its near 30-year dispute with General Cigar Co. over who should own the U.S. trademark for Cohiba. Now, General is firing back with a new lawsuit.

General Cigar Co.’s registration of the Cohiba brand name has been canceled by the TTAB, but don’t expect the brand to disappear from store shelves in the immediate future.

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There’s a new Edición Regional from a familiar brand on store shelves in France, as the Quai d’Orsay Robusto Diplomatico is available in tobacco shops across…

General Cigar Co. lost yet another legal round in the battle over the Cohiba trademark in the U.S. The United States Supreme Court declined to…

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While the United Sates Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a ruling made by the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) in early…

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Founded very early in the 1900’s by José F. Rocha, Bolívar has been a popular Cuban brand for the better part of a century. Named…

March 28, 2013 (Richmond, Va.) — General Cigar was recently vindicated by the courts again in the nearly 16 year old legal battle waged by…