The Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association has filed a lawsuit against the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. The complaint alleges that an Indiana statute that denies certain retail-permit holders from selling refrigerated beer, while allowing the sales at package liquor stores, creates “an irrational and […]
Diageo North America, Inc.- the maker of Crown Royal- is attacking Mexcor, Inc. again to protect its Crown Royal brand. Back in February 2013, Diageo filed a lawsuit in New York federal district court against Mexcor for disparaging advertisements regarding Diageo’s Crown Royal brand. In the complaint, Diageo took issue to the advertising of Mexcor’s […]
On 4 April 2013, Mark Baker filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Central District Court of California against Anheuser-Busch, LLC (and other defendants) for copyright infringement.[1] In 2010, Baker supposedly wrote three songs: “Irish Drinking Personalized Song1”; “Rock Anthem Personalized Song1”; and “Country or Rock Personalized Song1.”[2] Baker registered these songs with the United States […]
Trademark infringement suits are a common occurrence in the non-alcohol and alcohol beverage industries. Today comes one of the more interesting cases. The case involves the owner of the Tommy Gun trademark suing a vodka manufacturer for allegedly infringing on its mark by selling vodka in a tommy-gun shaped bottle. On 27 March 2013, Saeilo […]
Several months after CML&J filed its patent infringement complaint, MillerCoors filed its answer. Beyond the stock answers, there is not much to be gleaned. Of more importance are MillerCoors’ defenses and affirmative defenses. MillerCoors alleges the complaint should be dismissed for failure to state a claim and failure to join the manufacturer—Ball Beverage Container Corp.—of the […]
Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc. recently sued Beam, Inc. and Cooley Distillery, PLC in the Southern District Court of New York for breach of contract, tortious interference, and unfair competition.[1] In a 51-page complaint—that is anything but a “short and plain statement”— Sidney Frank details a lengthy history regarding the distribution of Michael Collins Irish […]
Apparently there is a robust product demand for the niche market of Vampire Wines and glassware. Who knew? In a recent lawsuit filed in federal court in the Central District of California, TI Beverage Group, Ltd. (no relation to the rapper) is suing The Alchemy Carta Ltd. and Legends of England, Inc. to stop the production […]
