Weekly News (Oct. 19, 2015)

Cigar News

• Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark Arrives
• Asylum Announces Devil’s Night
• Caldwell Plans Eastern Standard Maduro for 2016
• CAO Flavours Rider’s Revenge Ships
• CAO Honor Formally Announced
• Cigar Association of Tennessee Names Paul Copeland as New President
• Crowned Heads Announces The Mason-Dixon Project LE 2015
• E.P. Carrillo Promotes David Spirt to VP of Sales
• Espinosa Ships Revamped Habano Line
• Imperial Tobacco Rebrands Altadis U.S.A. as Tabacalera USA
• Leaf by Oscar Lancero Coming Next Month
• MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Fightn’ 69th Ships
• Sosa Announces Macabi USA
• Tatuaje The Hyde Ships Nationwide — Review here.
• Viaje Releases Full Moon 2015, Skull and Bones M?styery 2015
• Villiger Ships San’Doro

Trademark News

• 800-JR Cigar, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “JR MASTER SERIES”

800-JR Cigar, Inc. (@JRCigars) has filed for a trademark on “JR MASTER SERIES" pic.twitter.com/5rSMMZ05qs

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 18, 2015

• Cuban Cigar Brands B.V. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for a trademark on “H. UPMANN BANKER INGOT”

Cuban Cigar Brands B.V. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for a trademark on “H. UPMANN BANKER INGOT" pic.twitter.com/Uu2rDh43Re

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 17, 2015

• Cuban Cigar Brands B.V. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for a trademark on “H. UPMANN HERMAN’S BATCH”

Cuban Cigar Brands B.V. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for a trademark on “H. UPMANN HERMAN’S BATCH" pic.twitter.com/gdu8ztEwbA

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 17, 2015

• Cuban Cigar Brands B.V. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for a trademark on “MONTECRISTO DEVOTION”

Cuban Cigar Brands B.V. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for a trademark on “MONTECRISTO DEVOTION" pic.twitter.com/XgR2KiqT3X

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 18, 2015

• Cuban Cigar Brands B.V. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for a trademark on “REVERENCE”

Cuban Cigar Brands B.V. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for a trademark on “REVERENCE" pic.twitter.com/eyIKGOjOyw

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 14, 2015

• Famous Smoke Shop-PA, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “BAPTISTE”

Famous Smoke Shop-PA, Inc. (@FamousSmokeShop) has filed for a trademark on “BAPTISTE" pic.twitter.com/j3h1hzDMn9

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 18, 2015

• Famous Smoke Shop-PA, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “UGLY COYOTE”

Famous Smoke Shop-PA, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “UGLY COYOTE" pic.twitter.com/NVo607VCuC

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 14, 2015

• Famous Smoke Shop-PA has filed for a trademark on “VUDU DARK”

Famous Smoke Shop-PA has filed for a trademark on “VUDU DARK" pic.twitter.com/We67HylPnk

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 14, 2015

• LBD Coffee, LLC has filed for a trademark on “Grand Alii”

LBD Coffee, LLC has filed for a trademark on “Grand Alii" pic.twitter.com/fprZWKCHbn

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 14, 2015

• M&D WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, Inc. (Cigars International) has filed for a trademark on “AVE MARIA ARGENTUM”

M&D WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, Inc. (Cigars International) has filed for a trademark on “AVE MARIA ARGENTUM" pic.twitter.com/gXWy0sVGDB

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 14, 2015

• Maciej Andrejcyczn has filed for a trademark on “ZARO CIGARS”

Maciej Andrejcyczn has filed for a trademark on “ZARO CIGARS" pic.twitter.com/RAP7guJald

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 14, 2015

•  Marketing Specialists, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “SHOTSHELL” in the humidors category.

Marketing Specialists, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “SHOTSHELL” in the humidors category. pic.twitter.com/iuaQv7JH4n

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 13, 2015

• Max Rohr, Inc. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for trademarks on “TABACALERA DE GARCIA” & “TABACALERA DE GARCIA BRICKS”

Max Rohr, Inc. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for trademarks on “TABACALERA DE GARCIA” & “TABACALERA DE GARCIA BRICKS" pic.twitter.com/bP0KBAJU5P

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 14, 2015

• Max Rohr, Inc. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for a trademark on “YARGUERA”

Max Rohr, Inc. (Tabacalera USA) has filed for a trademark on “YARGUERA" pic.twitter.com/0PQs7NMC63

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 14, 2015

• Miami Cigar Co. has filed for a trademark on “AMERICAN DREAM”

Miami Cigar Co. has filed for a trademark on “AMERICAN DREAM" pic.twitter.com/7kS0nUcdQE

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 13, 2015

• Mombacho Cigars S.A. has filed for a trademark on “NICARAGUA’S BEST KEPT SECRET”

Mombacho Cigars S.A. has filed for a trademark on “NICARAGUA’S BEST KEPT SECRET" pic.twitter.com/UH4PxSWfb1

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 13, 2015

• PDR Cigars USA, Inc. has filed for trademarks on “UNION STAR” & “LA COOPERATIVE”

PDR Cigars USA, Inc. has filed for trademarks on “UNION STAR” & “LA COOPERATIVE" pic.twitter.com/W4KVMAwiY5

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 13, 2015

• Robert Graham 1874 USA, INC. has filed for a trademark on “INCA SECRET BLEND”

Robert Graham 1874 USA, INC. (@incacigars) has filed for a trademark on “INCA SECRET BLEND" pic.twitter.com/VnvtCFdvj1

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 13, 2015

• RoMa Craft Tobac has filed for a trademark on “WUNDERLUST”

RoMa Craft Tobac has filed for a trademark on “WUNDERLUST" pic.twitter.com/Vtn2kkRa3z

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 14, 2015

• Thompson And Company of Tampa, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “THOMPSON’S CIGARS ARTISANS”

Thompson And Company of Tampa, Inc. (@ThompsonCigar) has filed for a trademark on “THOMPSON’S CIGARS ARTISANS" pic.twitter.com/tCu5GYdnMG

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) October 13, 2015

Legislation

• Pennsylvania Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Proposed
• Queensland, Australia Considering Increased Smoking Ban — Via Brisbane Times.
• Bellevue, Neb. Rejects Park Smoking Ban
• Healdsburg, Calif. Suspends Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
• Mobile, Ala. Expand Smoking Ban to Parks
• Sonoma, Calif. Considering Expanded Smoking Ban — Via The Press Democrat.

Colleges & Universities

• Cal State Long Beach Considering Smoking Ban

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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 handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.