Trademark licensing is an arrangement by which a trademark owner allows another party to make and distribute specific products or services under agree...
NYC Restaurants and Bars Facing a CBD Crackdown
New York City Department of Health has started enforcement activity against restaurants and bars using CBD as a food additive. Through July 1, 2019, i...
YESTERDAY’S ORAL ARGUMENTS AT THE SUPREME COURT ON A CASE THAT COULD SHAKE UP THE ENTIRE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY
Yesterday, we looked at the background of an important case at the Supreme Court, Tennessee Retailers Association v. Byrd, et. al. Oral arguments wer...
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...
Yelp Can be a Liability to Your Retail Liquor License
A client holding a retail liquor license recently reported to our office a difficult exchange with a State Liquor Authority (SLA) investigator visitin...
Applicants and Licensees are experiencing tremendous delays at the New York State Liquor Authority
The New York State Liquor Authority has announced that it is experiencing significant delays in processing applications. The busy tourism season in Ne...
Changes at the state and federal alcoholic beverage agencies you should know about
There have been some recent changes for licensing and permitting at the State Liquor Authority (SLA) and TTB. One drawback of the government is that c...
How will the government shutdown impact your TTB applications for licenses, permits, label approvals and other agency operations?
The TTB is non-essential and will not operate to process permits, labels and other things filed. Those who work with the TTB (federal liquor licensin...
EVALUATING DISTRIBUTORS
Before entering into a distribution agreement, brewers, distillers, wineries and cideries should do their homework. This company is being entrusted wi...
Contract Brewing
Expansion of production capacity can be capital intensive and finding a location can take some time. One alternative is to use contract brewing to sup...