Food & Beverage Litigation & Regulatory Update

Tag: Cuba

  • Bipartisan Congressional Group Calls for Review of “Havana Club” Trademark

    Several members of Congress, led by Reps. Ileana Ros-­Lehtinen (R­Fla.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D­Fla.), have urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to review the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC’s) “unprecedented decision to grant a license to allow Cubaexport, an entity wholly­owned by the Cuban government, to…

  • White House to Lift Travel Restrictions on Alcohol from Cuba

    The White House has issued a policy directive intended to promote “authorized engagements with Cuba to advance cooperation on areas of mutual interest, and increase travel to, commerce with, and the free flow of information to Cuba.” To this end, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of…

  • Bacardi Files FOIA Request for “Havana Club” Trademark Determination

    Bacardi Ltd. has reportedly filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking information on the renewal of a trademark registration for “Havana Club” granted to Empresa Cubana Exportadora de Alimentos y Productos Varios (“Cubaexport”), a Cuban government-owned entity. Cubaexport had filed for a renewal in 2006, but the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets…