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Publication Date: March 2004
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Author(s):
Research Area: Law and ethics
Type:
Coverage: Cuba
Abstract:
The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against certain restrictions on the trademark rights of Cubans imposed under § 211 ofthe Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1998. Congress has responded with several proposals to comply with the ruling, some focused on repeal of § 211 as part of broader proposed amendments to Cuban trade sanctions, others on repeal coupled with alternative methods of ensuring Cuba's protection of trademark rights of Americans . This report will be updated as legislative activity occurs or other events warrant .