Supreme Court Confirms General Cigar's Ownership of COHIBA Trademark in the U.S.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- General Cigar Co., Inc. announced today that the Supreme Court has denied Cubatabaco's petition for review in the dispute over ownership of the COHIBA(R) trademark in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling, the February 2005 decision of a United States Circuit Court The United States circuit courts were the original intermediate level courts of the United States federal court system. They were established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. They had both trial court jurisdiction over major federal crimes, and appellate jurisdiction over the United of Appeals, which confirmed General Cigar's exclusive ownership of the COHIBA(R) mark in the United States, is final and is law of the case. Gerry Roerty, vice president and general counsel of General Cigar, commented, "Today's ruling affirms what we have believed all along: That Cubatabaco had no standing to challenge General Cigar's ownership of the COHIBA(R) mark in the United States. Now that the Supreme Court has confirmed that General Cigar is the only legitimate owner of the Cohiba brand in the United States, we will enhance our ongoing nationwide initiatives against manufacturers, distributors and retailers of counterfeit COHIBA(R) cigars." General Cigar received its first registration of the COHIBA(R) trademark in the United States in 1981, and obtained an updated registration in 1995. The company has been selling its Dominican COHIBA(R) cigar in the United States for more than two decades. Cubatabaco filed the lawsuit in 1997 against General Cigar, claiming rights to the COHIBA(R) name in the United States under U.S. law and international treaties, although Cubatabaco had failed to take any legal action against General Cigar for nearly 20 years. The COHIBA(R) line of premium cigars is handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft in the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. and is a favorite among cigar connoisseurs. In addition to the COHIBA(R) hallmark line, General Cigar manufactures and markets COHIBA XV which was introduced in 2001. About General Cigar General Cigar Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Swedish Match, manufactures and markets handcrafted cigars for the premium market. Committed to delivering cigars of the finest quality, General Cigar produces Macanudo(R), Partagas(R), COHIBA(R), Punch(R), Excalibur(R), Hoyo de Monterrey Hoyo de Monterrey is the name of two brands of premium cigar, one produced on the island of Cuba for Habanos SA, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, and the other produced in Honduras for General Cigar. (R), La Gloria Cubana(R) and several other leading premium brands. In addition, the company grows its own premium Connecticut Shade wrapper tobacco, as well as natural and candela candela (kăndĕ`lə), in weights and measures: see candle. A unit of measurement of the intensity of light. Part of the SI system of measurement, one candela (cd) is the monochromatic radiation of 540THz with a radiant intensity wrapper in the Dominican Republic. General Cigar also operates Club Macanudo(R), a cigar bar in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . General Cigar sells through tobacconists nationwide. For more information, please visit www.cigarworld.com (R)COHIBA, Macanudo, Partagas, Punch, Excalibur, Hoyo de Monterrey, La Gloria Cubana and Club Macanudo are registered trademarks of General Cigar Co., Inc. |
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