Weekly News (April 27, 2015)

Cigar News

• A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut Shipping in May
• CLE Cigar Co. & Asylum Gain Canadian Distribution
• Davidoff Adding Brazilian-Inspired Line
• La Flor Dominicana TAA 47 Finalized
• Nat Sherman Announces 85th Anniversary
• Tatuaje Event Sampler Released 
• Viaje Ships Exclusivo, Exclusivo WLP, Zombie Antidote & Zombie Super Shot
• Warped’s La Colmena Reina Arrives at Maxamar Ultimate Cigar

Trademarks

• Antillian Cigar Corp. files for a trademark on “Sosa Half Century”

Antillian Cigar Corp. (@sosacigars) has filed for a trademark on “Sosa Half Century" pic.twitter.com/HJ0BWExRL8

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 21, 2015

• David A. Castro (Davidus Cigars) files for a trademark on “INSPIRADA”

David A. Castro (Davidus Cigars of Maryland) has filed for a trademark on “INSPIRADA" pic.twitter.com/0V1hWgqLMp

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 24, 2015

• Fuente Marketing Ltd. files for a trademark on “Angel’s Share” in the Insurance & Financial Service Categories

Fuente Marketing Ltd. has filed for a trademark on “Angel’s Share” in the Insurance & Financial Services category. pic.twitter.com/UDlMMOzNuL

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 21, 2015

• JRE Cigar, Inc. (Julio Eiroa) files for a trademark on “TATASCAN”

JRE Cigars, Inc. (Julio Eiroa, formerly of Camacho) has filed for a trademark on “TATASCAN" pic.twitter.com/YsELP3IEDV

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 21, 2015

• La Aurora S.A. files a trademark on “STRAVAGANZA”

La Aurora S.A. (@LaAuroraCigars) has filed for a trademark on “STRAVAGANZA" pic.twitter.com/yqZq0wiXtn

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 24, 2015

• Nicaraguan Cigar Distributors, LLC files for a trademark on “SANTIAGO CIGARS”

Nicaragua Cigar Distributors, LLC has filed for a trademark on “SANTIAGO CIGARS" pic.twitter.com/WkTvg6yRcZ

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 21, 2015

• Nomad Cigar Co. files for trademark on “THERAPY”

Nomad Cigar Co. (@GodFadr) has filed for a trademark on “THERAPY" pic.twitter.com/XXFX7QlJuM

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 21, 2015

• Padilla Cigar Co. files for a trademark on “LA PILAR”

Padilla has filed for a trademark on “LA PILAR" pic.twitter.com/0vQz0daOga

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 21, 2015

• Zander-Greg, Inc. files for a trademark on “La Ventana”

Zander-Greg, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “La Ventana" pic.twitter.com/2pmAy9hBYu

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 21, 2015

Legislation

• Hawaii Increases Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
• New Orleans Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect
• Norway Showing Support for Plain Packaging

• Clatsop County, Ore. Considering Parks Smoking Ban
• Denton, Texas Bans Smoking in Bars
• Eastham, Mass. Ponders Tobacco Law Changes
• Fortuna, Calif. Proposes Park Smoking Ban
• Glen Allan, Miss. Rejects Smoking Ban Expansion
• Hammond, La. Bans Smoking in Bars
• Lafayette, La. Seeks Park Smoking Ban
• Middlesboro, Ky. Smoking Ban Moving Forward
• Orinda, Calif. Preparing Smoking Ban

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• Atlantic Cigar Co. — J.D. Howard Reserve Single Action(Box of 10, $83.25)
• Cigar Hustler — CroMagnon Fomorian (Box of 24, $167.40)
• Cigars.com — Camacho Ecuador Toro + Corojo Robusto Toro Four-Pack (Box of 20, $126)
• Elite Cigar Cafe — General Cigar Co. TV Raffle (Five Cigars, one ticket, Box of 20 or more, six raffle tickets) Details in link.
• Emerson’s Cigars — Davidoff Limited Masters Edition 2015 (Box of 8, $219.99)
• JR Cigars — H. Upmann Golden Nicaragua (Pack of 5, $24.75)
• Lone Star State Cigar Co. — CroMagnon Atlatl (Box of 12, $97.50)
• Serious Cigars — Viaje Chicharrones Bold (Bundles of 30, $199.95)
• STOGIES World Class Cigars — Room101 Uncle Lee (Box of 10, $89.55)

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.