While the future of doing business in Cuba remains uncertain, recent policy changes surrounding U.S. – Cuba relations has resulted in a more immediate opportunity to reevaluate registering trademarks in Cuba.
July 2015
Iran and World Powers Announce Landmark Nuclear Agreement
By Cortney Morgan & Michael Holton on
On July 14, 2015, following nearly twenty months of talks, international negotiators from seven countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, China, France, Germany, Russia, and Iran) announced that they reached a landmark nuclear agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear program. While this is a historic agreement long in the making, it is important to note that there is no immediate lifting of sanctions against Iran. U.S. government officials have indicated that for now it is status quo for those focused on sanctions compliance.
Iran Negotiations Joint Plan of Action Extends Sanctions Relief through July 7, 2015
By Cortney Morgan on
Posted in International Trade & Supply Chain
On June 30, the United States, together with its partners in the P5+1, the EU and Iran, agreed to a seven day extension of the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), which currently halts progress on Iran’s nuclear program in order to continue negotiations towards establishing a comprehensive and enduring solution. The initial agreement, reached in November 2013, stipulated that the P5+1 (comprised of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, Russia, and Germany) would implement narrow and targeted sanctions relief in return for Iran’s continued commitment to limit its nuclear program.
U.S. and Cuba Agree to Open Embassies in Havana and Washington, D.C.
By Charles Fleischmann & Luther Washington on
Posted in International Trade & Supply Chain
As tensions between Cuba and the United States continue to thaw, President Obama made a historic announcement today – the U.S. and Cuba will reopen embassies in each other’s capitals. This could prove a watershed moment in the push to normalize relationships between the two countries. Estimates are that the embassies will open by month end, with Secretary of State John Kerry traveling to Cuba for the official opening. This development echoes White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest’s response to his first ever question taken from a Cuban reporter last May – that the White House hoped the two countries would reopen embassies.