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Nine Cigar Companies Sue for More Than $10 Million in FDA User Fee Refunds
It was only a matter of time before this lawsuit or one like it, one that seeks to get back the FDA user fees paid by cigar companies, was filed. It will be curious to see how the government goes about responding and defending this, as a lawsuit like this was even discussed during the previous federal lawsuit. A few years ago, the government indicated that cigar companies had paid more than $100 million in user fees of “premium cigars,” so this could be the first of many.
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Below is a list of cigar-related trademarks filed with the USPTO from July 6 to July 12, 2026.
| Trademark | Owner | Number |
| A ONE OF ONE EXPERIENCE | EMERALD TOBACCO TRUST LLC | 99923689 |
| ASHWAY | Debra Gordon | 99933937 |
| CHEVÈRE | MIKES CIGARS, INC. | 99923384 |
| HONGMEI SINCE 1956 | Co., Ltd. | 99924676 |
| JOYOLDELF | Shenzhen Old Elf Technology Co., Ltd | 99925639 |
| KNIGHTS RESERVE CIGAR COMPANY | Ethan A Shrewsbury | 99928149 |
| LA CAOBA EXTRA | MIKES CIGARS, INC. | 99932975 |
| MARAKAS | Eradio Pichardo Perez | 99931466 |
| PUERTO RICO 965 | JFC TOBACCO CORP. | 99924185 |
| PUROS OF ST. JAMES | MIKES CIGARS, INC. | 99923267 |
| RAICES TIERRA SAGRADA | Cincor, Inc. | 99924384 |
| SJ | THE WILD FAMILY CIGAR CO., LLC | 99930037 |
| THA CARMEL CIGAR VAULT | JASON H ROBLES | 99931073 |
| VITOLA SMOKE, SHARE, CONNECT | VDV Entertainment, LLC | 99928254 |
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