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...
Category: Labeling
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...
What you should know about the TTB’s new “conditionally approved” approach to streamlining certificates of label approval
The TTB recently announced that COLAs Online will have a new status called “Conditionally...
Monthly reminder to clear the content you use on your labels, advertising, websites and elsewhere comes from Detroit brewery.
If you haven’t gotten permission to use copy or pictures that you did not...
Whacky details published in Kona Brewing “not made in Hawaii” false advertising lawsuit – $2.9 Million in attorneys’ fees, publication in National Geographic. Bonus: we’ve got the motion for you.
It will come as no surprise that no real action has to be taken...
Here’s the full complaint with exhibits in the Guns N’ Roses lawsuit against Canarchy over the Oskar Blues Guns ‘N’ Rosé beer – #GunsNRose
You may have thought this had pittered out. I certainly did after I took...
Here’s how the trademark office just made registration easier for cannabis connected marks following hemp legalization under 2018 Farm Bill.
The USPTO issued guidance on cannabis associated trademarks on May 2 (here’s a link...
TTB updates notice on hemp ingredients in your alcoholic beverages – hemp seed and hemp seed oil derivatives will be reviewed – others need FDA approval first.
Recently, the TTB expounded on its 2018 guidance regarding hemp derivatives (THC and CBD)...
Even the dead have publicity rights. Don’t put images of famous people on your labels without their permission… or their estate’s.
“[W]hen an artist’s work has touched people so significantly, there are often usurpers that...
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)
Yesterday, in Part 11 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176” –...
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)
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
We’ve written on many occasions about the benefits and added protections of copyrighting your...
