The TTAB (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board) recently affirmed the decision from the USPTO refusing to register the mark “La Finca” for wines on...
The latest turn in a decades long fight over control of the Havana Club trademark for rum came from the Capitol this week. Congressional...
You read that right. They created him, they used him, and now, they may have waited too long in between uses to be able...
If a = b, then b = a. In math, it’s called the “symmetric property of equality.” There’s a similar principle in trademark law...
That picture pretty much sums up the gist of this complaint that Sazerac has filed against Caribbean Distillers (makers of Sonavavitch vodka (you’re reading...
A recent trademark decision shows how important consumer survey evidence has become in trademark litigation concerning generic and descriptive marks. In an ongoing trademark dispute over...
Marie Gaytán’s “¡Tequila!: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico” is a grand exercise in contextualizing tequila historically, economically, and politically. If you don’t start the...
Not every beverage you make will become a brand in itself. Often, nothing you make will become more famous than your company name. But...
Do your vendors advertise that they work with you? How about vendors you haven’t worked with in over a years? Chances are it’s a...
Well, what do you think based on that picture above? It is from this complaint filed last Friday in the Southern District of New...
Left Hand Brewing may have just made the list of the U.S. top 50 craft brewers but DuClaw Brewing Company isn’t writing to congratulate...
In a lawsuit filed two weeks ago, Anchor Steam Brewery is seeking to enforce its rights to its “Steam” trademark for beer against City...
