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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...
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...
Did an iconic whiskey glass manufacturer lead to the demise of its own trade dress protection?
Glencairn filed a trademark infringement suit in against Plamazonx LLC, claiming Plamazonx’ sales of whiskey tasting glasses sold as “Del Rey Glas...
21st. Century Patent Practice
Being a parent of three sometimes means you have to take your work on the road as you chauffeur them to activities. Let me tell you about one such da...
Tips for Breaking Free from Alice’s Shackles
I wish I had never met Alice! I feel she’s imposed on me, much like how a spouse is imposed on another in an arranged marriage or a mother-in-law t...
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...
Czech Us Out!
I can hardly believe it has been two months since I first set foot in Prague, the month just prior to the onset of the Syrian migrant crisis in Europe...
Five Questions to Ask When Deciding Whether to Pursue Patent Protection
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UGG v. JC Penney, Sears & Walmart
Thanks to Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement in 2000, UGG boots have risen to celebrity status in the shoe world. I can attest to the fact that most teen...