July 17th, 2019 Staff is Issuing Filing Receipts for applications received at the mailbox June 19th, 2019. Examiner begins working on attorney certifi...
State Liquor Authority Upcoming Meeting for Professionals and Call for Comments.
The Chairman announced an upcoming meeting for Liquor Licensing professionals. The Authority’s Licensing staff will discuss ongoing problems with ap...
TTB WEBINAR: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUBMITTING MALT BEVERAGE FORMULAS
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Time: 2 – 3 p.m. ET Whether you are new to the brewing industry or just want to learn more about what we are ...
TTB Proposed Labelling Rules Don’t Meet Constitutional Muster
The TTB recently published proposed regulations for alcoholic beverage labels and is accepting public comments through June 26, 2019. According to the...
Today the Supreme Court hears arguments on a case that could shake up the entire alcohol industry
My practice focuses on businesses in the alcoholic beverage industry. Trafficking in the manufacture and sale of alcohol is heavily regulated at the f...
Coffee Beer: Combining the Powers of Coffee and Beer
Both beer and coffee are always included in the top 5 list of most consumed beverages worldwide yearly. In fact, they often go head to head against ea...
Beverage World Trademark Disputes
‘Ice’ Scrap PepsiCo Inc. is getting a cold reception for its new Mountain Dew Ice brand. The company rolled out Ice in January, describin...
Do I really need to file for label approval? I know other breweries who don’t….
Boston Beer cited for labelling violations by NY State Liquor Authority. And the fines were close to $1 million. Be sure you don’t make the same mis...
2018 CRAFT BEER PACKAGING TRENDS
Store shelf space isn’t getting any bigger. In fact, as a result of online retailers like Amazon, many brick and mortar retailers are reducing their...
More cases proving wine, beer and spirits are related products for trademark purposes, but confusion still must be proven to be likely
E.&J. Gallo Winery opposed an application by Philly’s Premium Beverages, to register “Naked Ape Banana” egg cream liqueur. Gal...