Category: Labeling

New beer malt beverage labeling practices new ttb regulations

Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would change beer/malt beverages allowable alcohol content statement tolerances, and allow for different contract brewers to list all locations a beer is made? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 12)

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March 14, 2019

Yesterday, in Part 11 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176” –...

Malt Beverage labeling regulations changed under new TTB advertising and labeling regulations

Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would change beer/malt beverages definitions, and COLA and labeling standards? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 11)

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March 13, 2019

Last time, in Part 10 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176”...

Supreme Court holds you’ll need to obtain registration of your copyright in order to protect that awesome label art and witty copy

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March 12, 2019

We’ve written on many occasions about the benefits and added protections of copyrighting your...

Asahi class action complaint over false advertising lawsuit for made in japan issues

Asahi Beer settles false advertising class action over “not” made in Japan consumer action; we’ve got the details

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March 1, 2019

There’s finally an end to the Asahi Beer class action saga. A breif recap...

TTB's updates to the distilled spirits labeling and advertising regulations

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)

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February 28, 2019

Last time, in Part 8 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176”...

Killian's Red Ad from Sport's Illustrated February 14 1994 Donald Newcombe likeness

Remember that time Don Newcombe took on Coors over that Killian’s Red advertisement and advanced the cause of sports celebrities and the use of their likenesses?

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February 20, 2019

The passing of civil rights pioneer Don Newcombe has stirred many kind tributes and...

Image of Olympia Beer Can from False Advertising Complaint

Facing false advertising suit, Olympia Beer removed the words “pure mountain water” from its website. Does that help or hurt?

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February 19, 2019

Olympia Beer is currently waiting for a court to decide if its various branding,...

Prosper Estate Bottle Trademark Dispute failed to obtain a certificate of label approval

Did you get a certificate of label approval before you registered your trademark? If not, it might be invalid.

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February 13, 2019

We’ve covered this issue before (see below) but a recent case brings it to...

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Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would change more wine labeling practices? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 8)

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February 12, 2019

Last time, in Part 7 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176”...

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Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would change some wine labeling practices? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 7)

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February 11, 2019

Last time, in Part 6 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176”...

Liquor Beer Spirits wine aggregate packaging

Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would restrict aggregate packaging and update electronic record keeping standards? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 6)

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February 8, 2019

Last time, in Part 5 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176”...

wine beer malt beverage distilled spirits prohibited statements in advertising and labeling.

Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would remove the blanket prohibition on labels bearing the U.S. Flag and change other current restrictions? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 5)

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February 6, 2019

Yesterday, in Part 4 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176” –...