Spanish Supreme Court Rejects Bacardi Lawsuit

HAVANA TIMES, Feb. 5 — Spain’s Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit of the U.S. Bacardí Company and recognized the ownership by the French Pernod Ricard Company and its Cuban partner Cuba Ron of the Havana Club brand, the press in Madrid reported. Havana Club is sold in 124 countries, but cannot be marketed in the United States due to the blockade against the island, reported IPS.