Notes1 This paper is on the assistance that may be required from various international organizations to support the Cuban transition after Castro’s demise in the light of the experience accumulated by these organizations in the last decade. Therefore, it is assumed that a Transition Government has replaced the present regime. Furthermore, it is also assumed […]

Este trabajo propone ciertas ideas para la constitución de la Tercera República de Cuba cuyo propósito es mantener un balance entre el desarrollo económico y la justicia social, y al mismo tiempo evitar la concentración de poder dentro del estado. Estas propuestas son estratégicas y a largo plazo y tienen la intención de mantener un […]

The main purpose of this paper is to address selective topics of Cuba’s intellectual property laws, to compare them with U.S. laws, when applicable, and to address potential effects on U.S. intellectual property (IP) rights. CURRENT CUBAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION Patents and Utility Models Cuban patent laws are codified in Decree 68 of May 14, […]

Notes1 Cuba’s purchasing and distribution system servicing the market for dollar foods2 is decentralized and complex. It is composed of: (1) retail stores trading only with dollars, (2) hotels and restaurants catering to tourists for dollars, (3) food processing companies that sell a portion of their production within Cuba for dollars, and (4) institutions that […]

Notes1 The Cuban regime has survived three major pressures for change in the last two decades: the democratic wave that swept both left- and right-wing dictatorships in Latin America in the 1980s; the demise of the Soviet Bloc in the late 1980s; and a major economic depression at home in the 1989-1994 period. The continuity […]