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 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.