Disaronno sues Sazerac over square cap trade dress infringement – what do you think?
It’s a nuisance to put time and effort into building a reputation centered on...
Category: Distilled Spirits
Argument about lack of distributor services may help in establishing shorter UCC statute of limitations for breach of your alcohol distribution agreement
The statute of limitations on a breach of a liquor distribution agreement received some...
Jӓgermeister uses the old “Shelton Brothers gambit” to beat Major Brands in Missouri liquor franchise law termination dispute
In this case, Jӓgermeister sent its Missouri distributor, Major Brands, a termination letter saying...
Supreme Court holds you’ll need to obtain registration of your copyright in order to protect that awesome label art and witty copy
We’ve written on many occasions about the benefits and added protections of copyrighting your...
Total Wine requests 2nd Circuit en banc hearing in antitrust case over State’s post and hold and pricing alcohol laws
Total Wine (Connecticut Fine Wine & Spirits) brought a request to have their recent...
Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would change distilled spirits standards of identity labeling practices? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 10)
Last time, in Part 9 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176”...
Can hashtags promoting your beverage create liability in the same way other advertising content can? #YouBet
A recent closing letter from the Federal Trade Commission has shed some light on...
State high court rules it doesn’t take two to tango – finds craft beer wholesaler paying money is an “of value” pay-to-play violation, but retailer accepting same money is not
This case involves two decisions of the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission that resulted...
Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would change distilled spirits labeling practices? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 9)
Last time, in Part 8 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176”...
2nd Circuit finds post-and-hold pricing statute does not violate antitrust provisions absent an actual agreement not to lower prices for alcoholic beverages
Plainly, the 2nd Circuit has now differed from other Circuits and determined that a...
Illinois bill proposes to eliminate bond requirement for small breweries, wineries and distilleries and importing distributors.
It’s called House Bill 2577 (link to text) and it looks to accomplish what...
So you want to have your own Goose Island field goal challenge. A brief primer sweepstakes and skill contests.
The Goose Island field goal challenge took the “you can’t buy this kind of...
