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31 C.F.R. § 515.318

Specific license

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A specific license is any license or authorization issued pursuant to this part but not set forth in this part.

[28 FR 6974, July 9, 1963; 28 FR 7427, July 20, 1963]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Havana Club Holding, S.A. v. Galleon S.A., 974 F. Supp. 302 (S.D.N.Y. 1997).
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Havana Club Holding, S.A. v. Galleon S.A., 974 F. Supp. 302 (S.D.N.Y. 1997). · cites it 2× “” 31 C.F.R. § 515.318 . The general license pertaining to United States intellectual property authorizes “[transactions related to the registration and renewal in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office of patents, trademarks, and…”
Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco v. Gen. Cigar Co., Inc., 753 F.3d 1270 (Fed. Cir. 2014). “31 C.F.R. § 515.318 . Here, Cubatabaco used a general license to attempt to register the COHIBA mark in the United States.”
Pernod Ricard USA LLC v. Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., 702 F. Supp. 2d 238 (D. Del. 2010). “In 1995, OFAC issued a license to Cubaexport authorizing its trademark as *242 signments to HR & L and from HR & L to HCH pursuant to 31 C.F.R. § 515.318 . That license, however, was revoked in 1997 retroactive to the date of issuance.”
Gen. Cigar Co., Inc. v. Empresa Cubana del Tabaco (E.D. Va. 2025). “31 C.F.R § 515.318. When the Federal Circuit reviewed this dispute, it found that the CACR’s general license permitted Cubatabaco to apply to register its Cohiba mark and seek cancellation of General Cigar’s marks because those marks blocked its application.”
Gen. Cigar Co., Inc. v. Empresa Cubana del Tabaco (E.D. Va. 2025). “31 C.F.R § 515.318. When the Federal Circuit reviewed this dispute, it found that the CACR’s general license permitted Cubatabaco to apply to register its Cohiba mark and seek cancellation of General Cigar’s marks because those marks blocked its application.”
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