June 11, 2024
A tobacco company facing a rival's copyright infringement lawsuit over its "Year of the Dragon" cigar boxes can keep using the phrase on products, a Florida federal judge ruled, declining to say the plaintiff is the true owner of the phrase because the company hasn't secured the trademark just yet.
February 09, 2024
The defendant in a trademark infringement suit from a cigar company has asked a Florida federal court to dismiss the case, saying that the plaintiff doesn't even own the registered marks it claims were infringed.
December 20, 2023
A company behind a variety of Dragon branded cigars wants to be the only tobacco company allowed to use the "Year of the Dragon" phrase and is urging a Florida federal court to block a competitor's sales ahead of the Chinese New Year.