Trademark Infringement, Trademark Registration, Beverage Manufacturers

Brewed in San Diego: Trademark Lessons from America's Craft Beer Capital and Beyond

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark on 5/13/2025

This year, the INTA Annual Meeting lands in sunny San Diego, California—a city known not only for its breathtaking coastline, laid-back vibe, and rich cultural diversity, but also for its dynamic landscape of iconic brands...more

Proving Reputational Injury Without Use of the Marks in the United States

Knobbe Martens on 7/1/2022

MEENAXI ENTERPRISE, INC. v. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY - Before Dyk, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: To maintain a statutory cause of action under the Lanham Act for activities...more

A Refresher On The Importance Of Trademarks And Trade Dress In The Food And Beverage Industry

McCarter & English, LLP on 9/14/2020

The quality, taste, and appearance of food and beverage products are important, but there are other aspects of those products that also contribute to, and even sustain, their commercial success. In particular, the...more

Distilling the Relatedness of Spirits, Wines and Beer – The Lack of a Bright-Line Rule - Food, Beverage & Hospitality Alert

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/14/2018

The alcohol industry has seen a veritable explosion in trademark filings from craft and independent brewers, distillers and wineries. This upsurge means trademarks are coming into conflict more and more often in the...more

Has the General Court let the genie out of the bottle with its latest judgment on shape marks?

Hogan Lovells on 11/2/2018

The General Court has recently decided an interesting case concerning the distinctiveness of a shape mark ....more

U.S. – Reframing the Test for Genericness in the Soft Drink Wars

Hogan Lovells on 7/19/2018

Royal Crown Co., Inc. v. The Coca-Cola Co., 2018 WL 3040163 (Fed. Cir. June 20, 2018) - In late June, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion in the year-long litigation between Royal Crown Co., Inc. (“RC”) and The...more

Following the Stone Brewing-MillerCoors Trademark Dispute: MillerCoors Responds

Bowditch & Dewey on 5/1/2018

A recent blog post chronicled the trademark infringement action Stone Brewing had initiated against MillerCoors for its marketing of Keystone Light, which allegedly emphasized the word “STONE” in a confusing manner....more

Like a Rolling STONE: Stone Brewing’s Trademark Dispute with MillerCoors

Bowditch & Dewey on 4/10/2018

Stone Brewing—widely known for its popular IPA and other craft brews—recently cast the first stone in a trademark dispute with the conglomerate that owns Keystone. In its complaint for trademark infringement, Stone Brewing...more

What’s In a Name: The Bell’s v. Innovation Trademark Naming Dispute

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,... on 3/14/2018

Selecting a unique, memorable, and descriptive name for your next beer release is becoming a daunting task in the increasingly-crowded craft brewing landscape. ...more

Captain Morgan makes Admiral Nelson’s walk the plank

Smart & Biggar on 6/22/2017

Smart & Biggar prevails at trial on behalf of Diageo in trade dress case. On June 12, 2017, the Federal Court issued its 99-page decision in Diageo Canada Inc v Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc et al, 2017 FC 571. The Court...more

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