District court rejects cannabis brand’s “prior use” defense against trademark infringement where “marijuana remains illegal for all purposes under federal law.”
First in time rights under trademark law are serious business and a prior use...
Category: Suits
In suits over leaky whiskey barrels, expect claims for the barrels and the lost spirits. Bonus: we’ve got the docs and you may find the prices of new oak barrels and example specifications instructive in ordering your own barrels.
Here’s a complaint that MGPI of Indiana (MGP to most of us) filed a...
“Whiskey Fraud” – is there insurance for that? In recent suit, business looks to insurance to recover for missing spirits.
Those readers that remember the wine fraud travails of investors and collectors deceived by...
State court rules spirits company cannot terminate distribution agreement absent event of default – agreement with no defined time period is not terminable at will and lasts forever. Bonus: We’ve got the docs for you.
Few Spirits (fun fact, the F.E.W. stands for Francis Elizabeth Willard president and founder...
Brizzy maker sues Molson Coors over Vizzy brand name. Apparently, if it sounds like “fizzy” it’s too close? … Or is it just if MillerCoors makes the sound? Complaint has shout-out to Beer Business Daily!
Citing its 10,000 cases sold since September 2019 and its forecasts for Brizzy revenue...
Come out tonight to the Chicago Bar Association’s Beer, Wine, Spirits and the Law – Intellectual Property Seminar
Tonight – the Chicago Bar Association is hosting its IP law seminar on liquor...
Florida appellate court overturns regulators and greenlights automated alcohol vending machine sales that implement purchasing oversight much more restrictive and thorough than hotel mini-bars.
La Galere Markets operates gourmet mini-markets inside high-rises that use self-checkout systems. Only building...
Bacardi wins grains of paradise lawsuit. Court finds state alcohol law preempted by Federal statute for GRAS ingredients.
A quick liquor lawyer tip: You’ve lost when an opinion about your silly adulterated...
Oral Arguments set in Michigan Lebamoff case about out-of-state retailers shipping liquor to in-state residents where state allows in-state retailers to ship to them.
The 6th Circuit has set oral argument in the Michigan liquor retailer shipping case...
Oral Arguments set in MillerCoors v. Anheuser Superbowl corn syrup ad dispute – sadly, this case won’t be resolved by the big game.
The 7th Circuit has set oral argument in the beer made with corn syrup...
OK Supreme Court strikes down law barring exclusive distribution relationships based on state constitutional right allowing liquor and wine manufacturers to sell to whom they please.
A little bit of background makes this seem like an easy decision given that...
One of the nation’s largest beverage wholesalers files amicus brief in support of Total Wine’s challenge to Connecticut’s anti-competitive liquor pricing and alcohol post-and-hold rules.
Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, one of the nation’s largest alcoholic beverage distributors, has...
