Bill Targeting ‘Havana Club’ Trademark Dispute Clears US House

The US House of Representatives voted Monday to pass a bill that would bar US agencies from enforcing or validating trademarks confiscated by the Cuban government.

The bipartisan “No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act” (H.R. 1505) would extend the ban, which currently applies to US courts, to include to all federal agencies, including the US Patent and Trademark Office. It also would alter the ban to cover any person or entity attempting to enforce a trademark that they’re aware is connected to a confiscated business or asset, while the law now blocks only Cuban nationals attempting to ...