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Jump to full article: Cigar Aficionado, 2003-12-23
Author: David Savona
Intro: Selling Cuban cigar replicas turned out to be an expensive mistake for a south Florida family. On Thursday, Altadis U.S.A. announced that it had won a $900,000 judgment against Pedro Gomez and his sons Edel and Joel. The Gomez family was found guilty of violating Altadis trademarks by selling "Cuban replica" Montecristo, H. Upmann and Romeo y Julieta cigars.
The Gomezes ran Tabacalera Cubana Corp., which Altadis described as a cigar manufacturer, and Tabacalera Popular Cubana Inc., a cigar retailer. Both companies are based in Miami. Federal Judge Ungaro-Benages ruled that the Gomezes were personally liable for the damages.
The judgment was rendered on November 26.
Altadis claimed this was an important case.
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