Trademark best practice says to be vigilant and defend your marks whenever there could be the potential for “market confusion.” Failure to do so, over time, weakens your rights to… Read More

Total Beverage Solution, a beverage alcohol importer and supplier, added the Celis beers brand to its portfolio of beer, wine and spirits. Total Beverage Solution acquired the Celis trademark and… Read More

Back in October, we posted a blog from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, discussing a trademark dispute involving its Belgian-style white beer Namaste. An Austin, Texas, beer emporium called Whip In… Read More

Earlier this year, we reported on a trademark dispute that forced Great Lakes Brewing Co. to limit the use of the word “Alchemy” in its new double IPA release. Now… Read More

Not all craft brewing trademark and copyright issues make big headlines. Many of them get handled after a few letters and phone calls, as was the case recently for soon… Read More

[Story updated below] Curious trademark battle brewing in England. According to a report in The Frontier Post, energy drink company Red Bull has told Redwell Brewery, a microbrewery in Norfolk… Read More

The public legal disagreement between West Sixth Brewing and the executives at Magic Hat about whether or not the various iterations of West Sixth’s logo infringed on the trademark of… Read More

The latest turn in the public West Sixth Brewery, Magic Hat battle over trademark infringement is a new filing from Magic Hat, claiming West Sixth’s social media efforts have hurt… Read More

As reported yesterday, West Sixth Brewing, located in Lexington, Ky., alleged on its blog and Facebook page that Magic Hat was taking legal action against the company because of trademark… Read More

Another week, another trademark battle in the craft brewing industry. West Sixth Brewing, a craft brewer in Lexington, Ky., is spreading the word on its blog that the parent company… Read More