Welcome to trademark info from the Trademark Guy

This is my first post to my new blog. I am a trademark attorney in San Diego, CA. Trademarks have been my passion since law school, and is the reason why I love practicing law. I hope this site becomes a information resource about trademarks, trademark law, and trademark news.

Here is my first bit of news. Turns out that Cuba is unhappy that Bacardi may be able to usurp a Cuban trademark for rum. US trademark law is now often changed to conform to the various international treaties which we are signatories.

Cuba’s minister of foreign affairs said in an address to the United Nations General Assembly last year: “The United States must prevent the Bacardi company from stealing the Havana Club rum brand name. Its government should not be interested — and I want to state this clearly here — in a conflict of trademarks and patents with Cuba."

For more info, read the full article: Cuba fights ‘Bacardi bill’