@Bruce T. First of all, "Dozens of good cigars available from these companies?" Seems like an outlandish claim. I don't know about any names these cigars might be sold as outside of the U.S. but I'd say your best bet is to find a stateside mule to ship you some cigars up from whatever brands you're looking for. Not only will you be able to avoid the excruciatingly punishing Canadian taxes you could get some online discounts and really make a killing. Ship them as "handmade candles" or "art supplies."
As far as the trademark stuff goes: Altadis owns half of Habanos S.A. and thus would have no trademark issues on any brands they already market in the U.S. ie RyJ, SLR, Juan Lopez, Montecristo etc. They could relabel those lines as RyJ Dominican or Montecristo Dominican and sell them alongside the CC marcas if that day ever arrives (please God, don't let it arrive.)
The Cohiba copyright is trickier, but at least part of the issue revolves around the US not recognizing the Cuban copyright claim due to the embargo. If the embargo were to ever fall, God forbid, the copyright issue might look a bit different, but I'm by no means a legal expert.
As far as the trademark stuff goes: Altadis owns half of Habanos S.A. and thus would have no trademark issues on any brands they already market in the U.S. ie RyJ, SLR, Juan Lopez, Montecristo etc. They could relabel those lines as RyJ Dominican or Montecristo Dominican and sell them alongside the CC marcas if that day ever arrives (please God, don't let it arrive.)
The Cohiba copyright is trickier, but at least part of the issue revolves around the US not recognizing the Cuban copyright claim due to the embargo. If the embargo were to ever fall, God forbid, the copyright issue might look a bit different, but I'm by no means a legal expert.