TRADE EMBARGO BARS LAWSUIT AGAINST BACARDI OVER ‘HAVANA CLUB’ RUM, US JUDGE RULES
The U.S. trade embargo against Cuba prevents a Cuba-owned company from suing Bacardi [RIC:RIC:BCARDU.UL] in the United States for infringing trademarks covering “Havana Club” rum in a long-running dispute over the brand name, a Washington, D.C., federal court has ruled.U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan said on Tuesday, opens new tab that Cubaexport, which sells Havana Club outside of the United States with French liquor maker Pernod Ricard (PERP.PA), opens new tab, cannot accuse Bacardi of infringement in the United States, where Bacardi sells a separate Havana Club rum.
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