Lite vs Light in Beer: Why Two 7th Circuit Cases Keep the Terms Fair Game
September marks the anniversary of the Seventh Circuit’s opinion in Miller v. Jos. Schlitz...
Category: Trademark
A welcome opinion based on common sense trademark analysis as Molson Coors wins fizzy hard seltzer name argument against Brizzy maker at 5th Circuit.
The saga over “fizzy” named hard seltzers Brizzy and Vizzy added another chapter in...
Fizzy… oops, I mean Brizzy, hard seltzer maker files opening brief in appeal of trademark injunction ruling in favor of Fizzy… darn, I mean Vizzy, Molson Coors’ brand hard seltzer. (Bonus: we’ve got the brief for you)
Just so we’re not fuzzy on the issues – this is an appeal of...
Craft Distiller seeking Tough Town trademark for its hand sanitizer takes on bullish craft brewer Kings & Convicts (yes, the one involved in buying Ballast Point) claiming sanitizer mark is barred by brewer’s Toughtown craft beer mark.
Apparently Teddy Roosevelt visited Highwood Illinois a century ago and called it one of...
9th Circuit upholds ruling in favor of Jim Beam over lipstick trademark against Johnny Love Vodka
We covered the lipstick trademark oral arguments back in January – you can read...
7th Circuit hears oral argument in MillerCoors v. Anheuser-Busch corn syrup case. Bonus: we’ve got the audio for you.
Back in September, the 7th Circuit held firm on a procedural defect in the...
Court allows determination of whether “buttery” on Franzia boxes is infringement of JaM Cellars marks or descriptive to head to jury. Kudos to the Court for not rubber-stamping the parties’ requests to seal the record – thereby providing access to all.
Sometimes the USPTO doesn’t always catch when a business tries to trademark words that...
The 9th Circuit rules parody trumps Jack Daniel’s claims of trademark dilution and allows “Bad Spaniels” dog toy. Just because a product is commercial doesn’t mean it isn’t protected by the 1st Amendment against trademark-related claims.
This case follows a long line of parody grounded first amendment awesomeness with the...
Judge agrees with Molson Coors – “izzy” is indicative of “fizzy” and hard seltzers using it in their names should understand there will be others using it. Brizzy can’t stop Vizzy from getting to market. (Bonus: we’ve got the docs for you (and shout out to the attorney that included our article in Molson Coors’ appendix))
Molson Coors has prevailed over Future Proof in Future Proofs attempt to secure a...
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...
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...
Friendly reminder to stay away from saying it’s your brand’s Super Bowl Party or associating with the NFL’s trademarks.
It’s that time of year again… time to remind you that Super Bowl and...
