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PTO Form 1963 (Rev 5/2006)OMB No. 0651-0055 (Exp 12/31/2011)
Combined Declaration of Use In Commerce & Application ForRenewal of Registration of A Mark Under Sections 8 & 9
The table below presents the data as entered.
Input FieldEntered
REGISTRATION NUMBER
2212119
REGISTRATION DATE
12/22/1998
SERIAL NUMBER
75151529
MARK SECTION
MARK
LA CASA DEL HABANO (stylized and/or withdesign)
OWNER SECTION (current)
NAME
EMPRESA CUBANA DEL TABACO
STREET
O'Reilly No. 104
CITY
Ciudad La Habana
COUNTRY
Cuba
ATTORNEY SECTION (current)
NAME
MICHAEL KRINSKY
FIRM NAME
Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky &
INTERNAL ADDRESS
111 Broadway, 11th Floor
STREET
Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky &
CITY
New York 
STATE
New York 
POSTAL CODE
10006-1901
COUNTRY
United States
PHONE
(212) 254-1111
FAX
(212) 674-4614
EMAIL
 
EMAIL
dgoldstein@rbskl.com
ATTORNEY SECTION(proposed)
NAME
David B. Goldstein
FIRM NAME
Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman,PC
INTERNAL ADDRESS
111 Broadway, 11th Floor
STREET
Rabinowitz, Boudin et al., PC
CITY
New York 
STATE
New York 
POSTAL CODE
10006-1901
COUNTRY
United States
PHONE
(212) 254-1111
FAX
(212) 674-4614
EMAIL
dgoldstein@rbskl.com
AUTHORIZED TO COMMUNICATEVIA E-MAIL
Yes
DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE SECTION (new)
NAME
Michael Krinsky
STREET
111 Broadway, 11th Floor
CITY
New York 
STATE
New York 
POSTAL CODE
10006
COUNTRY
United States
PHONE
212 254 1111
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION
INTERNATIONAL CLASS
035
GOODS OR SERVICES
KEEP ALL LISTED
SPECIMEN FILE NAME(S)
 \\TICRS2\EXPORT15\751\515 \75151529\xml1\S890002.JP G
SPECIMEN DESCRIPTION
See Excusable Non-Use Explanation, below.
 
EXCUSABLE NON-USEEXPLANATION
1. The mark, LA CASA DEL HABANO and design(the “MARK”), is currently in use in commerce inCuba and in numerous other countries, but is notcurrently in use in the United States. 2. This mark isnot in use in commerce in the United States solelybecause any such use is prohibited by the United StatesTreasury Department’s Cuban Assets ControlRegulations, 31 C.F.R. 515.201(b). These regulationsimplement the United States’ trade and financialembargo against Cuba and Cuban nationals. Theyprohibit, inter alia, the importation of any goods inwhich Cuba or any Cuban national has any interest of any nature whatsoever, direct or indirect; prohibit thetransfer of any property or property interest, includingthe licensing of trademarks, from any Cuban nationalto any person subject to the jurisdiction of the UnitedStates; and prohibit any payment to Cuba or a Cubannational. Thus, the Cuban Assets Control Regulationsprohibit EMPRESA CUBANA DEL TABACO aCuban national, 31 C.F.R. 515.302(a)(2), from usingthe mark the MARK in commerce in the United States,and therefore the MARK has not been used incommerce in the United States. 3. The Regulationsexplicitly provide that Cuban entities can registertrademarks in the United States, 31 CFR §515.527(a)(1), despite the fact that the Regulations alsoprohibit these entities from using the marks incommerce in the United States. Thus, this indicates thatthe intent of the United States is to provide protectionto the trademarks of Cuban businesses during theperiod of time that trade between Cuba and the UnitedStates is prohibited, and that the United States does notintend for the embargo to be permanent. 4. EMPRESACUBANA DEL TABACO intends to sell and transportgoods using this mark in the United States as soon asthe above-cited prohibition is lifted. That EMPRESACUBANA DEL TABACO is currently using the mark in trade in other countries, where there are noprohibitions on trade, demonstrates that it has therequisite intent to use the mark in commerce, has notabandoned the mark and is not merely seeking toreserve a right in the mark. 5. The special circumstanceof the trade embargo with Cuba excuse as a matter of law EMPRESA CUBANA DEL TABACO’s nonuseof the mark, as the nonuse is not due to any intention toabandon the mark. 6. The foregoing factorsconsistently have been deemed by the USPTO to
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