Dec
11
2024
The United States opens up the way to the theft of Cuban trademarks
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba rejects, in the strongest possible terms, the so called “No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act”, recently enacted by President Biden, which was promoted by the anti-Cuban sectors in the Congress of that country. This is a new unilateral coercive measure aimed at reinforcing the blockade against the Cuban economy. It widens the scope of Section 211 of the Appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1999 which, according to the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization, infringes upon the international system for the protection of intellectual property.
