Judge Halts Sale of Cohiba Caribbean’s Finest Cigars As Counterfeits
June 9th, 2006
By way of David Savona at Cigar Aficionado:
Companies selling a Cohiba cigar called counterfeit by General Cigar Company were ordered to cease making, importing, and selling the cigars by a Reno, Nevada judge.
The order, issued by U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Sandoval on June 2, also prohibits the defendants in a lawsuit filed by General from claiming that they have “any legal right” to use the Cohiba trademark, according to General Cigar. General Cigar owns the U.S. rights to the Cohiba cigar name.
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