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Briefing done in MillerCoors – Anheuser appeal and oral argument set. Bonus: We’ve got the briefs for you. And in the ongoing trial court case – Anheuser loses right to use “no corn syrup” packaging.

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Suits
September 4, 2019

Our last update on the ongoing corn syrup saga was that MillerCoors had appealed...

UPDATE Governor signs Illinois bill allowing bars and restaurants to fill growlers/crowlers and expanding brewpub rights. Let the beer flow.

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August 27, 2019

House Bill 3610 became an amalgam of rights for Illinois’s hospitality industry, combining an...

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UPDATE – Governor signs Illinois bill allowing craft distillers greater freedom, self-distribution, and distilling “pubs.”

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August 23, 2019

It’s officially a public act. As we wrote about before on this bill, many new...

UPDATE Scotch Whisky Association drops lawsuit against Virginia Distillery Co., over Virginia-Highland whisky.

Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Suits / Trademark
August 22, 2019

Here’s the link to our previous piece about this suit over that Scotch Trooper...

Voluntary disclosure program for alcohol wholesalers and importers to report changes in control and proprietorship could be the chance you need to get compliant.

Beer / Distilling / Distribution / Import / Export / Regulations / TTB / Wholesalers / Wine
August 19, 2019

Last year’s TTB suspension of Skokie Valley Beverage’s wholesaler’s permit which asserted the permit...

Don’t miss the Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference in Charlotte, NC

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August 16, 2019

Want to have a fun time in a great place surrounded by beverage lawyers?...

amazon of liquor? Mississippi wine shipping case could have big impacts for shipping alcohol to consumers

Briefing is done in that Mississippi wine shipping case that could result in “Amazon of liquor.” Here’s why you should be paying attention to it.

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August 15, 2019

Justice Gorsuch’s much vaunted “Amazon of liquor” comment from the oral argument on the...

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MillerCoors v. Stone dispute draws near an end (hopefully) as both sides file for summary judgment. Bonus: We’ve got the briefs for you.

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August 14, 2019

To take Stone on face value, their claim is in earnest that: “If MillerCoors...

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Platform – the beer that recently sold to AB-Inbev – is in a trademark dispute with Bottle Logic over lightbulb marks for craft beer. What do you think?

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Suits / Trademark / Wine
August 13, 2019

The recent reports that Ohio’s Platform Beer Co. has sold/partnererd with AB InBev aren’t...

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Court opinion shows the uphill battle beverage producers face in looking to claim health benefits for alcoholic products and finds that TTB regulations prohibiting those claims withstand First Amendment scrutiny.

Advertising / Beer / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Labeling / Suits / TTB / Wine
August 12, 2019

Bellion Spirits petitioned the TTB to make health statements about the positive effects of...

TTAB finds the the Slinger shot glasses mark is confusingly similar to Liquor Slinger Distilling mark as distilleries often make drinkware

Trademark
August 6, 2019

The distillery wanted to register Liquor Slinger Distilling for liquor with Liquor and Distilling...

The Scotch Trooper branded Virginia-Highland whisky draws the ire and a lawsuit from Scotland’s Scotch Whisky Association

Advertising / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Labeling / Regulations / Sales / Standards of Identity / Statutes / Suits / Trademark
August 5, 2019

Scotch, Champagne, Tequila, Cognac don’t just enjoy certification mark status, they’re also tied to...

Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates

Briefing done in MillerCoors – Anheuser appeal and oral argument set. Bonus: We’ve got the briefs for you. And in the ongoing trial court case – Anheuser loses right to use “no corn syrup” packaging.

UPDATE Governor signs Illinois bill allowing bars and restaurants to fill growlers/crowlers and expanding brewpub rights. Let the beer flow.

UPDATE – Governor signs Illinois bill allowing craft distillers greater freedom, self-distribution, and distilling “pubs.”

UPDATE Scotch Whisky Association drops lawsuit against Virginia Distillery Co., over Virginia-Highland whisky.

Voluntary disclosure program for alcohol wholesalers and importers to report changes in control and proprietorship could be the chance you need to get compliant.

Don’t miss the Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference in Charlotte, NC

Briefing is done in that Mississippi wine shipping case that could result in “Amazon of liquor.” Here’s why you should be paying attention to it.

MillerCoors v. Stone dispute draws near an end (hopefully) as both sides file for summary judgment. Bonus: We’ve got the briefs for you.

Platform – the beer that recently sold to AB-Inbev – is in a trademark dispute with Bottle Logic over lightbulb marks for craft beer. What do you think?

Court opinion shows the uphill battle beverage producers face in looking to claim health benefits for alcoholic products and finds that TTB regulations prohibiting those claims withstand First Amendment scrutiny.

TTAB finds the the Slinger shot glasses mark is confusingly similar to Liquor Slinger Distilling mark as distilleries often make drinkware

The Scotch Trooper branded Virginia-Highland whisky draws the ire and a lawsuit from Scotland’s Scotch Whisky Association

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