Court finds craft brewer’s label protected by free speech, state regulation of label content unconstitutional (yes, it’s Flying Dog… again)
Flying Dog Brewery has long been known for its Ralph Steadman label artwork. Steadman...
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Pabst loses latest bid to dismiss class action over claims Olympia beer misleads consumers into thinking its brewed from Olympia’s artesian waters. (Thank god for statutes of limitation or people would start suing because the beer came from Tumwater.)
When we last wrote about this case we discussed how Pabst, the maker of...
False advertising lawsuit against Anheuser claims “RITA” cocktails and spritzers misrepresent source of alcohol.
Citing to dictionary definitions of “margarita,” “mojito,” “rose,” and “spritz,” a group of Anheuser-Busch-Rita-beverage-buying...
Briefing complete in distiller’s state food safety vs. federal regulatory allowance preemption suit over grains of paradise used in Bacardi’s Bombay Sapphire gin. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.
A beef in Florida over an ancient state food purity law’s right to beat...
The scariest thing about the TTB / Anheuser-Busch offer in compromise and suspension agreement over sponsorship and advertising practices is what wasn’t written… assertions of verbal agreements require vigorous enforcement.
For a week or two now #beerlaw twitter has been writing about the record...
A guide to labeling your non-alcoholic beer. Rather, to labeling non-alcoholic malt beverages, brews, near beer, cereal beverages or whatever you choose to call it… Please just don’t call it “beer, ale, porter, lager, or stout.”
What should you know about labeling your non-alcoholic beer? Well, the first thing is...
Heaven Hill Distilleries seizure of heavenhlll.com good lesson on how to protect your craft spirits, craft beer, cannabis and wine brand from typosquatting or cybersquatting
Heaven Hill Distilleries recent win against a typosquatter holding heavenhlll.com provides a textbook example...
Craft distiller wins dismissal of misleading label suit over where the whiskey was distilled and the source of the water used in proofing.
Widow Jane Distillery makes whiskey. Before 2018 some of the bottles looked like this:...
9th Circuit upholds ruling in favor of Jim Beam over lipstick trademark against Johnny Love Vodka
We covered the lipstick trademark oral arguments back in January – you can read...
Aviation Gin ad subject of DISCUS code complaint and finding is a good reminder that industry advertising guidelines are sometimes at odds with inventiveness, humor, and parody… but a law or regulation would have to acknowledge those things.
Codes of responsible advertising rarely make room for innovation and humor. The typical inception...
Is your bar, brewery, winery or distillery helping out by soliciting for a charity in Illinois? First – Great Job! Also, be advised – there are statutes and regulations that govern that and you need to follow them.
I want to quickly clear up a misconception that alcohol retailers, and brewers, distillers,...
TTB provides insight for tax relief and destruction of unmerchantable beer; also changes some trade practice policies for craft distillers, craft brewers, wholesalers, bars and wineries during COVID-19.
Through a series of FAQs regarding the processes for the destruction of beer and...
