In the latest installment of the battle between Pernod Ricard and Bacardi over the ownership of the HAVANA CLUB marks, the Supreme court has ruled in favour of Pernod Ricard. Bacardi has nevertheless vowed to “pursue all available legal options to protect its legitimate ownership” of the mark. Meanwhile Bacardi received more positive news in the US, where the District of Columbia court of appeals ruled that the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control was entitled to refuse Pernod Ricard’s Havana Club partner, Cubaexport, the renewal of its trademark rights in the Havana Club name.
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