--- title: Law360 Mentions Partners Michael C. Lynch and Damon W. Suden as Counsel to Bacardi in Trademark Litigation Over ‘Havana Club’ Rum Brand date: 2016-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 author: Import Bot canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/law360-mentions-partners-michael-c-lynch-and-damon-w-suden-as-counsel-to-bacardi-in-trademark-litigation-over-havana-club-rum-brand" section: News --- # Law360 Mentions Partners Michael C. Lynch and Damon W. Suden as Counsel to Bacardi in Trademark Litigation Over ​‘Havana Club’ Rum Brand March 15, 2016 Partners [Michael C. Lynch](/Our-People/Michael-C-Lynch) and [Damon W. Suden](/Our-People/Damon-W-Suden) are noted as counsel to Bacardi & Co. Ltd. in the *Law360* article, ​“Bacardi Renews ​‘Havana Club’ Cuban Rum TM Fight,” regarding the spirit manufacturer’s dispute with a Cuban state-owned entity over the trademark for the ​“Havana Club” brand of rum. Bacardi has argued that the U.S. Patent and Trademark office wrongly permitted the Cuban government and its joint venture partner, Pernod Ricard, to renew a registration for the mark. This dispute has also been reported in *World Trademark Review, The Miami Herald, Beverage World,* and several other news outlets. To read the full *Law360* article, please click [here](http://www.law360.com/articles/771933/bacardi-renews-havana-club-cuban-rum-tm-fight?te_pk=a731d7f1-5cbe-4304-a398-0365e2ba04d8&utm_source=user-alerts&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tracked-entity-alert). Access my require subscription. - Share this entry - - - - - [ View entry pdf ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.kelleydrye.com/content/uploads/pdf-snapshots/law360-mentions-partners-michael-c-lynch-and-damon-w-suden-as-counsel-to-bacardi-in-trademark-litigation-over-havana-club-rum-brand-20230913230002.pdf) ### Related Services - [Litigation](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/litigation) - [Trademark and Copyright Litigation](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/trademark-and-copyright-litigation) - [Trademark and Copyright Prosecution](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/trademark-and-copyright-prosecution) - [Advertising and Marketing](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/advertising-and-marketing) - [Food and Drug](https://www.kelleydrye.com/industries/food-and-drug) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Grymes_Thompson_Christie_L.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=8cdff8f3f62f20742ddf756217720753) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/christie-thompson-featured-on-abas-trust-and-trade-podcast) July 20, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/christie-thompson-featured-on-abas-trust-and-trade-podcast) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Mon_Gonzalo_listing.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=e5cf250ea9912bedfdad33a60aa6fb97) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/gonzalo-mon-quoted-in-politico-on-click-to-cancel-rules) July 17, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/gonzalo-mon-quoted-in-politico-on-click-to-cancel-rules)