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31 C.F.R. § 515.527

Certain transactions with respect to United States intellectual property

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(a)(1) 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 copyrights in which the Government of Cuba or a Cuban national has an interest are authorized.

(2) No transaction or payment is authorized or approved pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of this section with respect to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that is the same as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated, as that term is defined in § 515.336, unless the original owner of the mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bona fide successor-in-interest has expressly consented.

(b) This section authorizes the payment from blocked accounts or otherwise of fees currently due to the United States Government in connection with any transaction authorized in paragraph (a) of this section.

(c) This section further authorizes the payment from blocked accounts or otherwise of the reasonable and customary fees and charges currently due to attorneys or representatives within the United States in connection with the transactions authorized in paragraph (a) of this section.

[60 FR 54196, Oct. 20, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 25813, May 13, 1999]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Empresa Cubana Exportadora De Alimentos Y Productos Varios v. United States Dep't of Treasury, 638 F.3d 794 (D.C. Cir. 2011).
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Empresa Cubana Exportadora De Alimentos Y Productos Varios v. United States Dep't of Treasury, 638 F.3d 794 (D.C. Cir. 2011). · cites it 12× “As of September 9, 1998, 31 C.F.R. § 515.527 stated: 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 copyrights in which the Government of Cuba or a Cuban…”
Empresa Cubana Exportadora De Alimentos Y Productos Varios v. United States Dep't of Treasury, 516 F. Supp. 2d 43 (D.D.C. 2007). · cites it 11× “” 31 C.F.R. § 515.527 (a) (1996). On October 21, 1998, however, in an otherwise unrelated omnibus appropriations bill, Congress exempted a defined class of transactions from that general license.”
Empresa Cubana Exportadora v. Dept. of Treasury, 606 F. Supp. 2d 59 (D.D.C. 2009). · cites it 9× “31 C.F.R. § 515.527 . Congress carved out a major exception to the general license provision, however, when it passed Section 211(a)(1) of the Omnibus Act in 1998, which states: [N]o transaction or payment shall be authorized or approved pursuant to section 515.”
Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco v. Culbro Corp., 478 F. Supp. 2d 513 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). · cites it 7× “By general license, 31 C.F.R. § 515.527 , the CACR authorizes Cuban nationals to obtain TTAB orders canceling third-party registrations.”
Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco v. Culbro Corp., 399 F.3d 462 (2d Cir. 2005). · cites it 4× “A general license authorizing certain actions with respect to trademarks is provided at 31 C.F.R. § 515.527 . The current version of the Regulations explicitly authorizes “[transactions related to the registration and renewal in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or…”
Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco v. Gen. Cigar Co., Inc., 753 F.3d 1270 (Fed. Cir. 2014). · cites it 2× “, 31 C.F.R. §§ 515.527 (a)(1), 515.318. The CACR itself sets forth general licenses.”
Havana Club Holding, S.A. v. Galleon S.A., 974 F. Supp. 302 (S.D.N.Y. 1997). · cites it 3× “Plaintiffs advance four arguments in response to Defendants’ assertion: (1) the general license for United States intellectual property, provided for in the CACR, permitted the assignment of the mark, see 31 C.F.R. § 515.527 (a); (2) the Inter-American Convention requires this…”
Havana Club Holding, S.A. v. Galleon S.A., 203 F.3d 116 (2d Cir. 2000). · cites it 4× “In August 1997, the District Court ruled that HCH had no rights to the “Havana Club” trademark because the specific license to assign the mark to HCH had been nullified by OFAC’s revocation of the specific license and because the CACR’s general license authority under 31 C.F.R.…”
Emmpresa Cubana Del Tabaco v. Culbro Corp., 213 F.R.D. 151 (S.D.N.Y. 2003). “31 C.F.R. § 515.527 . . The Embargo did not prevent Cubatabaco from registering its marks, and Cubatabaco was well aware of this rule, as a glance at the Federal Registry and the list of marks owned by Cubata-baco reveals.”
Havana Club Holding v. Galleon, 203 F.3d 116 (2d Cir. 2000). · cites it 4× “However, after OFAC revoked the specific license in 1997, HCH has relied on the "general" licensing authority in 31 C.F.R. 515.527. 4 Section 515.527(a) states: Transactions related to the registration and renewal in the United States Patent and Trademark Office .”
Belmora LLC v. Bayer Consum. Care AG, 84 F. Supp. 3d 490 (E.D. Va. 2015). · cites it 3× “to petition to cancel a prior registration of a trademark where these actions relate to the protection of a trademark in which Cuba or a Cuban national general license has an interest.”
Empresa Cubana Exportadora De Alimentos Y Productos Varios v. United States Dep't of Treasury (D.D.C. 2009). · cites it 7× “31 C.F.R. § 515.527 . Congress carved out a major exception to the general license provision, however, when it passed Section 211(a)(1) of the Omnibus Act in 1998, which states: [N]o transaction or payment shall be authorized or approved pursuant to section 515.”
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— 31 C.F.R. § 515.527(a) — 1 case
Havana Club Holding v. Galleon, 203 F.3d 116 (2d Cir. 2000). “However, after OFAC revoked the specific license in 1997, HCH has relied on the "general" licensing authority in 31 C.F.R. 515.527. 4 Section 515.527(a) states: Transactions related to the registration and renewal in the United States Patent and Trademark Office .”
— 31 C.F.R. § 515.527(a)(1) — 2 cases
Empresa Cubana Exportadora De Alimentos Y Productos Varios v. United States Dep't of Treasury, 516 F. Supp. 2d 43 (D.D.C. 2007). “” 31 C.F.R. § 515.527 (a) (1996). On October 21, 1998, however, in an otherwise unrelated omnibus appropriations bill, Congress exempted a defined class of transactions from that general license.”
Havana Club Holding v. Galleon, 203 F.3d 116 (2d Cir. 2000). “However, after OFAC revoked the specific license in 1997, HCH has relied on the "general" licensing authority in 31 C.F.R. 515.527. 4 Section 515.527(a) states: Transactions related to the registration and renewal in the United States Patent and Trademark Office .”
— 31 C.F.R. § 515.527(a)(2) — 1 case
Havana Club Holding v. Galleon, 203 F.3d 116 (2d Cir. 2000). “However, after OFAC revoked the specific license in 1997, HCH has relied on the "general" licensing authority in 31 C.F.R. 515.527. 4 Section 515.527(a) states: Transactions related to the registration and renewal in the United States Patent and Trademark Office .”
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