Category Archives: Trademark litigation

Old Bridge Cellars Sues Rose & Arrow Over Trademark

When Columbia Hudson Ventures, a contract winery and bottler, ran into liquidity issues, it asked one of its clients, Old Bridge Cellars, to prepay a significant part of the price of wine to be produced.  To induce Old Bridge to … Continue reading

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Jackson Family Wines Says Gallo Infringed La Creama Trademark

Calling its product “Cask & Cream” creates consumer confusion with Jackson’s La Crema trademark, the company asserted in a complaint filed in federal district court. From fiscal 2016 to fiscal 2020, Jackson Family Wines (JFW) sold more than 80 million … Continue reading

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Supermac’s Stunning Trademark Victory Over McDonald’s a “Warning” To Major Brands; Big Mac Facing Revocation

In what is being described as a “landmark judgment”, Irish fast food chain Supermac’s has prevailed in a dispute with McDonald’s over

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Sazerac Loses Old Taylor Trademark Dispute

Maybe Sazerac should have bought the Old Taylor Distillery.  But it didn’t.

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MillerCoors Responds to Stone Brewing: We Used Stone First, Should Have Exclusive Right to Use ‘Stone’ in Marketing Beer

Responding to Stone Brewing Co.’s trademark infringement suit in which Stone says it objects to MillerCoors Brewing Co.’s

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Thornhill Wins Trademark Case Against CustomVine Corp.

Thornhill Cos. said U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner entered a judgment against CustomVine Corp. and CEO Kevin Boyer for contributory trademark infringement against four Turn Key brands, and the parties reached a $315,000 settlement. “They took our Santa … Continue reading

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