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Federal Craft Beverage Trademark Protection May Be In Peril
by evansfox | Aug 1, 2016 | Retail Liquor License
Federal Craft Beverage Trademark Protection May Be In Peril The “Flatizza” mark was applied for by Readi Spaghetti, a restaurant in Washington. Two months later the Subway franchise Doctor’s Associates Inc. applied for the same mark and filed an opposition to...
ABC’s of Hard Cider Records
by evansfox | Jul 31, 2016 | Retail Liquor License
ABC’s of Hard Cider Records Hard Cider records must be separately maintained as a fruit wine in the hard cider tax class. If you also produce beer, you’ll need a separate file folder or binder for each beverage. When must the records be filled out? At the time...
New York Liquor Authority Enforcement Changes Regarding Sting Operations for Sales to Minors
by evansfox | Jul 30, 2016 | Retail Liquor License
New York Liquor Authority Enforcement Changes Regarding Sting Operations for Sales to Minors The Liquor Authority has been issuing public notices of its enforcement operations at retailers, concerts, and other entertainment venues where teens are present....
Wake-Up Call For Start-Up Craft Beverage Producers
by evansfox | Jul 29, 2016 | Retail Liquor License
Wake-up Call for Start-Up Craft Beverage Producers As a start-up craft beverage producer, you have been operating on a shoe-string budget while expanding your product distribution footprint. You should have run trademark clearance searches before...
Awe, Man! Don’t Take Away The Cool Stuff!
by evansfox | Jul 27, 2016 | Copyright, Patent
AWE, MAN! DON’T TAKE AWAY THE COOL STUFF! Those cool new car features that allow integrated on board car cameras and multi-purpose navigation devices might be short lived. The music industry groups are suing Ford, GM and other car manufacturers for copyright...
TTB and Winery Help
by evansfox | Jul 27, 2016 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, Retail Liquor License
TTB & Winery Help Q: What TTB reports does a craft distiller have to file and when? A: Distilleries making Beverage Alcohol only (no industrial or denatured spirits) must file monthly operations reports including a Production Report (F5110.40),...
CHOP Confusion
by evansfox | Jul 26, 2016 | Copyright
Rutgers University applied to register “Chop” for various merchandise after its first bowl game. The winning season’s mantra was “just keep chopping wood.” The University’s application met with opposition from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who had used the...
Why can I get cider by glass at some New York breweries and not others? Why can I get beer at some New York cideries and not others?
by evansfox | Jul 26, 2016 | Retail Liquor License
Why can I get cider by glass at some New York breweries and not others? Why can I get beer at some New York cideries and not others? New York microbrewers are not permitted to serve hard cider by the glass unless they additionally have an on premises retail license...
You may not need to be fingerprinted, even if your filing receipt from the Authority says so
by evansfox | Jul 25, 2016 | Retail Liquor License
You may not need to be fingerprinted, even if your filing receipt from the Authority says so After a new application is filed, a filing receipt is issued with the serial number of the case, the date the application was considered received by the Authority (which can...
Process for getting a legal opinion on the interpretation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law from the State Liquor Authority Counsel’s Office
by evansfox | Jul 24, 2016 | General Business
Process for getting a legal opinion on the interpretation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law from the State Liquor Authority Counsel’s Office To request a counsel opinion letter concerning the interpretation of Alcoholic Beverage Control Law or policy of the State...
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