The No Stolen Trademarks Honored Act of 2023 passes the senate.

[El Presidente]

 

The US Senate passed a bill Tuesday banning enforcement or validation of any trademark confiscated by Cuba’s government, joining the House and sending the bill to the White House.

The No Stolen Trademarks Honored Act of 2023—unanimously passed in both chambers—would expand the prohibition against US federal courts enforcing rights to trademarks confiscated by Cuba then asserted by Cuban nationals. The bill would also bar the US Patent and Trademark Office from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights to such marks.

The bill introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) also removes “Cuban nationals” from the law’s restrictions ...

 

[MrBirdman]

I see General Cigar upped their lobbying budget this quarter. Not sure this will help them much in their Cohiba battle since it wasn’t stolen and the ruling last year was under a trademark treaty. Cuba was always barred from registering the trademark themselves in the US anyway. Theres also the Havana club dispute but again I don’t know if that’s actually stolen or not. GC are the thieves when it comes to Cohiba as far as I’m concerned. 

[BrightonCorgi]

What does this mean in layman's terms?

[CaptainQuintero]

8 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

What does this mean in layman's terms?

I read it as the Cuban brands (cigar brands for our sake) acquired via the revolution are recognised as stolen as far as the US is concerned and the original owners still own all rights.

[Chibearsv]

Using some help from CCW and a bit of logic, If I'm reading this correctly, then these are the brands that are/were at stake with a handful of additions and removals?:

By the mid-1960s, only 24 brands remained of the approximately 140 that had existed prior to the Revolution.

Bolivar Cifuentes El Rey del Mundo Fonseca Gispert H. Upmann Hoyo de Monterrey Jose L. Piedra Juan Lopez La Escepcion La Flor de Cano Los Statos de Luxe

Montecristo Partagás Por Larrañaga Punch Quintero Rafael Gonzalez Maria Guerrero Ramon Allones Romeo y Julieta Sancho Panza Saint Luis Rey Troya