How the First Amendment invalidated some of Utah’s alcoholic beverage advertising restrictions that treated liquor and wine different than beer.
One last case in our lead-up to two recent First Amendment decisions about alcohol...
Category: Winemaking
How a handful of liquor stores used the First Amendment to invalidate blanket state restrictions on advertising alcoholic beverage pricing in print and media.
As part of our ongoing series regarding the First Amendment and alcoholic beverage advertising...
Importing alcoholic beverages and wondering where your reduced tax rates and credits are? Customs and Border Protection prepares to implement the system to allow you to file for your refunds.
The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 didn’t just help domestic...
Wisconsin SC finds “good cause” isn’t required to terminate wine distribution agreements
The Governor of Wisconsin has a partial veto power that comes from the state...
A new ally in the fight against counterfeit wine – the online retailer Alibaba
In early 2015, Wine Spectator questioned how serious the Chinese government was at addressing...
Arguing With the Trademark Office Over Wine? – La Finca Wine Trademark Decision Provides Interesting Lessons Regarding Acceptable Source Material
The TTAB (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board) recently affirmed the decision from the USPTO...
Example Agreements: Spirits Manufacturing Agreement (Licensing) – Contract Distilling With Enhanced “Flash” Aging
This recent dispute between a distiller and a company looking to contract manufacture a...
Anheuser Wins Again Pursuing Claims Against Ex-Employee Associated With Alcohol Content False Advertising Suits
In case you don’t remember, back in 2013 we shed some light on a...
Use a Foreign Word In Your Beverage Name? Better Make Sure It’s English Equivalent Isn’t Already Trademarked and Vice Versa
If a = b, then b = a. In math, it’s called the “symmetric...
A Win for Rational Thought In Alcohol Advertising – 8th Circuit Asks District Court to Consider Whether There’s A Correlation Between Alcohol Advertising Regulations and Their Intended Objectives In Order to Satisfy First Amendment Scrutiny
It’s not just that some 20th Century laws are not equipped to handle 21st...
Oral Argument Video of Challenge to Alcohol Advertising Tied-House Regulations at 9th Circuit
As we said we would yesterday, here is the video of the oral argument...
Tied-House Challenge To Allow Alcohol Advertising Payments to Retailers Has Oral Argument In Front of En Banc 9th Circuit – Here’s a Live Link!
Officially, you can view 9th Circuit oral arguments here the day after they occur....
