A 2019 Missouri ruling applies Southern Wine precedent to retailer shipping restrictions while the Supreme Court’s Tennessee Wine case remains pending.
An employee-confidentiality dispute arising from beer alcohol-content disclosures illustrates the value of clear agreements protecting trade secrets.
The Paper City–La Resistance dispute examines whether a beer distribution claim falls under the UCC’s shorter limitations period.
Part nine reviews proposed distilled-spirits alcohol-content tolerances and labeling terminology under TTB’s Notice 176.
Illinois’ 2019 HB 2577 proposes eliminating certain tax-bond requirements for qualifying small producers and importing distributors.
The Goose Island field-goal promotion offers a starting point for distinguishing skill contests, sweepstakes, prizes, and alcohol-promotion limits.
The 2019 Olympia filings examine water-source advertising and the significance of removing “pure mountain water” language from the brand website.
The 2019 Orion Wine Imports filings challenge distinctions between in-state and out-of-state importers under California’s alcohol regulatory system.
This post explains how the TTAB denied concurrent wine trademark registrations where the applicant relied on undocumented sampling programs and pre-COLA use. It warns brewers, distillers, and wineries that failing to secure required COLAs before introducing products in commerce can fatally undermine trademark priority and open the door to challenges.
Part eight examines proposed wine-labeling restrictions and standards of identity in TTB’s Notice 176 modernization rulemaking.
Part seven reviews proposed wine-labeling definitions and practices in TTB’s Notice 176 modernization rulemaking.
Part six examines proposed aggregate-packaging restrictions, electronic recordkeeping, and claim substantiation under Notice 176.
