Cigars and Rum: Cuba’s Epic Trademark Battles in U.S.

Cigars and Rum: Cuba’s Epic Trademark Battles in U.S.

When Fidel Castro took power in 1959 he nationalized the Cuban economy. In the wake of the confiscation, the US Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (FCSC) created a registry to record the Cuban assets seized from American citizens and corporations.  Neither these claims nor the claims of Cuban citizens have ever been settled. While there has been … Read more