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Mrz 01, 2016
Steven Greenwood, McDaniel & Co., United Kingdom
First published on www.mcdanielslaw.com

A ‘Rum Do’ For Bacardi Regarding Havana Club Brand in t...


Steven Greenwood, McDaniel & Co., United Kingdom, First published on www.mcdanielslaw.comHavana Club rum was first created in Cuba in 1936. It is now one of the bestselling brands of rum in the world. Both the Bermuda-based Bacardi and French-based Pernod Ricard sell rum under the trademark ‘HAVANA CLUB’ (“Mark”) and have been involved in a lengthy dispute over who owns the Mark in the US. In the latest developments regarding ownership and use of the Mark, Pernod Ricard and the Cuban government have been given rights to the Mark in the US and Bacardi has requested the reversal of that read more