Bacardi Wins Appeal In Havana Club Case

In case you missed yesterday’s news alert, a Bacardi challenge to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) over the Havana Club rum trademark in the U.S. is set to move forward after the company won its appeal of an earlier decision that would have dismissed its challenge.

This particular case dates to a lawsuit the spirits giant filed in late 2021 against the USPTO alleging that the agency acted illegally when it restored the trademark for Havana Club to Cuban government-owned exporter Cubaexport in 2016. Here’s the full story.—Daniel Marsteller

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