{"id":3081,"date":"2022-07-13T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecigarstore.com\/blog\/?p=3081"},"modified":"2022-07-13T10:00:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T17:00:48","slug":"general-and-fuente-in-legal-battle-over-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecigarstore.com\/blog\/general-and-fuente-in-legal-battle-over-x\/","title":{"rendered":"General And Fuente In Legal Battle Over \u201cX\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3081\" class=\"elementor elementor-3081\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f0348a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f0348a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de6d76\" data-id=\"4de6d76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715f16e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"715f16e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another fight over the use of the letter \u201cX\u201d has erupted and this time it involves General Cigar Co. On July 5, the law firm representing Arturo Fuente Cigar Co. sent a cease-and-desist letter to General Cigar requesting that the company immediately halt use of the X mark found on the logo of General\u2019s newly-launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cigaraficionado.com\/article\/general-cigar-s-cao-bx3-is-loaded-with-brazilian-tobacco\">CAO Bx3 brand<\/a>. According to Fuente, the prominent use of the letter \u201cX\u201d on the CAO Bx3\u2019s box and packaging is an infringement on its trademark, specifically for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cigaraficionado.com\/article\/10-things-to-know-about-fuente-fuente-opusx\">Fuente Fuente OpusX<\/a> brand of cigars.\u00a0<\/p><p>The letter issued to General states:<\/p><p>\u201cWe acknowledge and understand that the mark is being used with the CAO house mark but because of the prominent X, your use of the mark BX3 is likely to cause confusion with Fuente and its X marks for smoker\u2019s articles. Thus, we request that you cease use of this and any other Fuente trademark, so that consumers are not deceived into mistakenly believing that your cigars are associated with or made, licensed, or approved by Fuente.\u201d<\/p><p>In response, General filed a declaratory judgment trademark lawsuit on July 11 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Fuente Cigar Ltd. and Fuente Marketing Ltd. General is seeking a declaration that its CAO Bx3 mark does not infringe on Fuente\u2019s trademarks.<\/p><p>General argues that other CAO brands\u2014specifically the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cigaraficionado.com\/ratings\/14085\">CAO Lx2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cigaraficionado.com\/ratings\/13131\">Mx2<\/a>\u2014have been on the market for more than a decade, and both incorporate the letter \u201cX\u201d in their respective trade dress and logos, like the Bx3. 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