A Virginia federal court on Friday ruled against Bacardi [RIC:RIC:BCARDU.UL] for the second time in the liquor company's ...

Previously, US courts had upheld Cuban ownership of the Havana Club brand. However, under the new legislation, Cuba's state-owned enterprise Cubaexport and its French partner, beverage giant ...

The dispute's origins trace back to pre-revolutionary Cuba, where Havana Club was originally produced by José Arechabala SA, a rival to the Bacardi family's growing rum empire. The brand's ...

A new law passed by the US Congress in December could result in the loss of trademark rights held by the Cuban government to the Havana Club rum brand in the US. New legislation, signed into law ...