Just two and a half months shy of the two most talked about festivals in Florida to take place and already the legal gloves our on. On the one corner, you have Rodney Noel and Jean Michel Cerenord of Harmony Records’ lawyers serving Al Compas Festival’s partners with a lawsuit claiming to have the legal right to the name Compas Festival.

According to my sources, Al Compas Festival was served already and they have yet to respond. I didn’t know you can legally own that name and I have yet to check on that but from what I’ve gathered so far, both are claiming to have legal rights to it so who’s telling the truth and who’s not? According to the paperwork we were able to dig up, the original has the TRADEMARK which would explain why Al had to manipulate the words. But in a TRADEMARKING, shouldn’t one put restrictions on manipulating words?

For those who were questioning whether or not Haitian Compas Festival and Al Haitian Compas Festival is legally registered. As we were looking for the records on the following link, we found out that Haitian Compas Festival is incorporated and Trademarked but the plot thickens, Al Haitian Compas Festival is also incorporated but not Trademarked. What does that mean?

HERE’S THE LINK

Detail by Trademark Name
Trademark
HAITIAN COMPAS FESTIVAL
Filing Information
Document Number T08000001199
Date Filed 10/20/2008
Expiration Date 10/20/2013
First Used in Florida 05/31/1997
First Used Anywhere 05/31/1997
Status ACTIVE

Mark Used In Connection With
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Disclaimer For
“HAITIAN” “FESTIVAL”
Owners
Name & Address
HAITIAN COMPAS FESTIVAL INC.
14737 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY
MIAMI FL 33181
Type/Class
SM-004100 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000
00000000000 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000
00000000000 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000
00000000000 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

Cross Reference
No Cross Reference
Document Images
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Florida Profit Corporation
AL HAITIAN COMPAS FESTIVAL FORT LAUDERDALE INC
Filing Information
Document Number P08000085561
FEI Number NONE
Date Filed 09/17/2008
State FL
Status ACTIVE

Principal Address
5570 WEST OAKLAND PARK BLVD
LAUDERHILL FL 33313
Mailing Address
5570 WEST OAKLAND PARK BLVD
LAUDERHILL FL 33313
Registered Agent Name & Address
BAGUIDY, JOSEPH A
5570 WEST OAKLAND PARK BLVD
LAUDERHILL FL 33313 US
Officer/Director Detail
Name & Address
Title P
BAGUIDY, JOSEPH A
5570 WEST OAKLAND PARK BLVD
LAUDERHILL, FL 33313
Title VP
JOSEPH, LORQUET
5570 WEST OAKLAND PARK BLVD
LAUDERHILL, FL 33313
Title VP
FABRE, JEAN PAUL
5570 WEST OAKLAND PARK BLVD
LAUDERHILL, FL 33313
_____________________________
Florida Profit Corporation
AL HAITIAN KOMPA FESTIVAL INC
Filing Information
Document Number P08000085071
FEI Number NONE
Date Filed 09/16/2008
State FL
Status ACTIVE
Effective Date 09/15/2008

Principal Address
5616 NW 2 AVE
MIAMI FL 33150 US
Mailing Address
PO BOX 612497
N MIAMI FL 33161 US
Registered Agent Name & Address
GUTIERREZ, CARLOS
5616 NW 2 AVE
MIAMI FL 33150 US
Officer/Director Detail
Name & Address
Title P
GUTIERREZ, CARLOS
PO BOX 612497
N MIAMI FL 33161 US
_________________________

Florida Profit Corporation
HAITIAN COMPAS FESTIVAL, INC.
Filing Information
Document Number P02000108060
FEI Number APPLIED
Date Filed 10/07/2002
State FL
Status INACTIVE
Last Event ADMIN DISSOLUTION FOR ANNUAL REPORT
Event Date Filed 10/01/2004
Event Effective Date NONE

Principal Address
14737 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY
MIAMI FL 33181
Mailing Address
14737 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY
MIAMI FL 33181
Registered Agent Name & Address
CERENORD, JEAN M
8743 NE 4TH AVENUE ROAD
MIAMI SHORES FL 33138 US
Officer/Director Detail
Name & Address
Title PD
NOEL, RODNEY H
14737 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY
MIAMI FL 33181
Title VD
CERENORD, JEAN M
8743 NE 4TH AVENUE ROAD
MIAMI SHORES FL 33138
Annual Reports
Report Year Filed Date
2003 03/27/2003
___________________________
Florida Profit Corporation
HAITIAN COMPAS FESTIVAL, INC.
Filing Information
Document Number P05000159493
FEI Number NONE
Date Filed 12/05/2005
State FL
Status INACTIVE
Last Event ADMIN DISSOLUTION FOR ANNUAL REPORT
Event Date Filed 09/15/2006
Event Effective Date NONE

Principal Address
14737 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY
MIAMI FL 33181
Mailing Address
14737 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY
MIAMI FL 33181
Registered Agent Name & Address
NOEL, RODNEY H
14737 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY
MIAMI FL 33181
Officer/Director Detail
Name & Address
Title P
NOEL, RODNEY H
14737 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY
MIAMI FL 33181
Title V
CERENORD, JEAN M
14737 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY
MIAMI FL 33181