**UPDATE** Scotch Whisky Association drops lawsuit against Virginia Distillery Co., over Virginia-Highland whisky.
Here’s the link to our previous piece about this suit over that Scotch Trooper...
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Don’t miss the Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference in Charlotte, NC
Want to have a fun time in a great place surrounded by beverage lawyers?...
Briefing is done in that Mississippi wine shipping case that could result in “Amazon of liquor.” Here’s why you should be paying attention to it.
Justice Gorsuch’s much vaunted “Amazon of liquor” comment from the oral argument on the...
Platform – the beer that recently sold to AB-Inbev – is in a trademark dispute with Bottle Logic over lightbulb marks for craft beer. What do you think?
The recent reports that Ohio’s Platform Beer Co. has sold/partnererd with AB InBev aren’t...
Court opinion shows the uphill battle beverage producers face in looking to claim health benefits for alcoholic products and finds that TTB regulations prohibiting those claims withstand First Amendment scrutiny.
Bellion Spirits petitioned the TTB to make health statements about the positive effects of...
The Scotch Trooper branded Virginia-Highland whisky draws the ire and a lawsuit from Scotland’s Scotch Whisky Association
Scotch, Champagne, Tequila, Cognac don’t just enjoy certification mark status, they’re also tied to...
Court TOTALLY WRONG about why beer skunks… and it dismissed that Atlas lawsuit over TTB not processing COLAs during government shutdown.
Let’s start with a matter of science and not the thoroughly drafted opinion denying...
Should administrative rules that keep paperwork down for alcohol regulatory agencies be enforced to the detriment of pricing to consumers? Massachusetts thinks so.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court just upheld the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission’s fine...
New case challenging state efforts to restrict federally authorized bonded transfers arguing preemption could have vast implications for states prohibiting alcohol transfers in bond between producers like breweries, wineries, and distilleries.
If you’re not following the excellent coverage of alcohol related issues over at Alcohol...
Get ready for the package sizing your marketing department wants! New TTB proposals would grant greater freedom to wineries and distilleries by eliminating onerous standards of fill requirements.
The TTB is currently requesting public comments on a proposed rulemaking to eliminate the...
SCOTUS rules trademark censorship is improper. Now, will someone please bring a case about the “obscene or indecent” prohibitions on alcohol labeling?
For the record, we predicted this outcome. Furthermore, it has the benefit of correctness...
BREAKING: SCOTUS decides Tennessee v. Blair – invalidates residency requirements OPINION EMBEDDED BELOW – WIN FOR ACCESS AND CHOICE AND … FREEDOM!
Obviously, more on the implications and opinoin later, but for now, enjoy! (here is...
