Final Briefs Filed as Craft Brewers’ Fight to Terminate Distribution Agreements in Ohio Rolls On
When last we wrote about the ongoing attempts by Great Lakes Brewing and Boston...
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates
Use Tequila in Your Drink Name? You May Need to Use Another Name. U.S. Trademark Office Makes Tequila the Champagne of Agaves
Marie Gaytán’s “¡Tequila!: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico” is a grand exercise in contextualizing...
8-Season vs. 8-Year Bourbon False Advertising Suit Dropped
When last we updated you on this lawsuit, the defendants, bourbon makers, had filed...
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....
Is it really a “tied-house” if your alcoholic beverage category isn’t sold by the retailer?
In a recent and interesting challenge to the three-tiered system’s prohibition on “tied-houses” a...
Bourbon Distillers File Motion to Dismiss Deceptive Advertising and Labelling Lawsuit Over 8-Year vs. 8-Season Aging Row
How many whiskey brands advertise on their labeling with numbers that indicate the seasons...
Brewers, Vintners, and Distillers Get Your Money Back! (or hold on to it longer) – Federal Bond Requirements and Tax Payment Timing Changed for Small Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries
The TTB’s new temporary rule, T.D. TTB-146 removes the bond requirements for breweries, wineries...
New Amendments to Illinois Wine Shipper’s License Allows Third-parties to Direct Ship Wine to Customers After Registering as Agents of Licensee’s
While Illinois residents aren’t much closer to finally being able to receive direct shipments...
Is Your Label Protected? Label Art Copyright Can Provide Some Added Protection Where Trademark Might Fail
Château Mouton Rothschild exemplifies the trend of label “as” art, perhaps even to the...
TTB Finalizes Rule For Brewers, Vintners, Distillers, and Others Regarding Import / Export Procedures
Get ready to use a single interface for all your import/export filing requirements. The...
