U.S. Company Appeals Cancellation Of Trademarks In Cuban Cigar Dispute

Mealey's (March 2, 2023, 12:25 PM EST) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An American cigar company recently filed an appeal in Virginia federal court seeking the reversal and vacatur of a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision canceling its trademarks in favor of Cuba’s state-owned tobacco company, which the American company says is precluded from challenging the trademarks after it brought similar claims 26 years ago that were rejected....