Ismail Houmani, founder and director of La Casa De La Habana, enjoys a cigar at his establishment on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 in Detroit. Cuba's government-controlled tobacco company is suing the owner of cigar shops in the Detroit area, claiming his business’ name is too similar to its own global franchise. Houmani owns four cigar lounges called La Casa De La Habana, in Detroit, Plymouth, Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich., and Toledo, Ohio. Cubatabaco's stores are named La Casa del Habano. Cuba can't do business in America because of a nearly 50-year-old trade embargo. Nonetheless, Cubatabaco claims it still has a right to protect its U.S. trademark. (AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza)
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