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(Podcast) The Briefing: Thirsty for Clarity – Brand Confusion In The Beverage Category

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The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board often consider wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages related when determining the likelihood of confusion despite there being no per se rule on the matter. Scott Hervey and Jamie...more

Weintraub Tobin

The Briefing: Thirsty for Clarity – Brand Confusion In The Beverage Category

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The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board often consider wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages related when determining the likelihood of confusion despite there being no per se rule on the matter. Scott Hervey and Jamie...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

A Tableau of Consumer Confusion – Are Alcohol Beverages and Bar Services Always Related?

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A recent decision from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board may make bars and alcoholic beverage brands think twice about their trademark selections. In In re Caymus, the Board upheld a refusal to register TABLEAU, based in...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

9 Steps to Launching a Restaurant in Pennsylvania: Insights from a Hospitality and Liquor License Attorney

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Throughout my career as a hospitality and liquor license lawyer, I have been on the front lines of many successes and challenges in the industry.  From inception of the business through succession, I have learned  from...more

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The Fun and Whimsical (but Crowded) Landscape of Beer Names Part 2

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What's in a name?  Beer names can be funny, creative, and whimsical.  But with the growing popularity of craft brewing, it's becoming increasingly difficult to come up with a name that isn't already taken. In Part 1 of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Anatomy Of A Beer Label: Part II

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Aside from the regulatory requirements imposed on beer labels, as discussed in the Anatomy of a Beer Label: Part I post on COLAs, brewers should consider protecting the trademarks featured on their beer labels...more

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Is BURNS NIGHT OFF KILT-ER?: Scotch, Trademarks & Distilling American Meanings

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On December 4, 2019, the Scotch Whiskey Association filed opposition to the trademark application of ASW Distillery LLC, an Atlanta distiller, that was seeking the mark BURNS NIGHT for an American malt whiskey, noticeably...more

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Steer Clear With Your Beer Branding

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Avoiding Trademark Disputes in the Alcoholic Beverage Industry- In the first installment of our series on trademark disputes in the alcoholic beverage industry, we identified the risks facing industry participants on the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Champagne for the New Year – Trademark or Geographic Indicator?

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Did you celebrate with a sip of Champagne on New Year’s Eve? Champagne is not just a sparkly beverage consumed around the world, it also refers to the region in northeastern France where the drink originated....more

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A History Of GOLDEN GATE Trademarks For Alcoholic Beverages

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In celebration of the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s Annual Meeting, currently underway in San Francisco, we offer a brief tour through some GOLDEN GATE-themed trademarks. As a prominent feature of San...more

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Making United States Consumer Safer For Tequila?

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) recently dismissed Luxco, Inc.’s (“Luxco”) opposition to registration of the mark TEQUILA (in standard character format) by an...more

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Making Tequila and Pisco Shots Safe From Confusion

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) cancelled the registration for the mark PORTÓN last week, finding it to be confusingly similar to the senior mark PATRÓN. Patrón...more

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Craft Brewers Scrap Over Catchy Names

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The craft-beer industry is running low on names. There are more than 4,600 craft breweries in the U.S. – California leading the nation with over 500, according to the Brewer’s Association....more

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Similar Marks Used for Wine & Beer – Confusing or Not?

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After a few of either, the likelihood of confusion may no doubt increase. But in a recent sober judgment, the U.S. Trademark Office ruled that REUBEN’S BREWS for beer is not likely to be confused with RUBENS for wine....more

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TTAB Makes Double Brown Ale Open to Nut Sack Mark

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In a ruling bound to please 15 year-old boys everywhere, the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) reversed the Examining Attorney’s refusal to register the trademark NUT SACK DOUBLE BROWN ALE (in standard character...more

Knobbe Martens

Trademark Review | January 2015

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Diageo Enforces Trade Dress Rights in its CROWN ROYAL Drawstring Bag - Diageo owns a registration for the mark CROWN ROYAL for whiskey. Diageo has sold its CROWN ROYAL whiskey in a purple drawstring bag for many...more

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