The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in a ruling issued by Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, upheld the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to invalidate General Cigar’s ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Cuban state-owned cigar company Cubatabaco prevailed in its three-decade-long trademark battle with Delaware’s General Cigar Company over the name Cohiba. The trademark board ...

General Cigar of Virginia sought to reverse cancellation of its Cohiba mark. The Virginia court said the Inter-American Convention allowed Cuba to assert its rights. The court found General Cigar ...

Nicaragua is also on the rise as a major cigar producer, while Cuban brands such as Cohiba, Montecristo and Partagas remain ...