by evansfox | Mar 20, 2016
Trademarks for the alcoholic beverage industry can be significantly different than trademarks in other industries. There is a litany of regulations affecting alcoholic beverage production, distribution, and product labeling. As they say, one size does not fit all. ...
by evansfox | Mar 11, 2016
The federal TTB issued its first 2016 ruling (2016-1) announcing its efforts to identify non-compliance with tied house rules prohibiting breweries, wineries, cideries, distilleries and wholesale distributors from directly or indirectly influencing retailers to...
by evansfox | Nov 8, 2015
The Authority has confirmed that a holiday promotion such as “Buy 2 bottles, get a 3rd free” is compliant with ABC laws. Similarly a BOGO offer on Black Friday will not violate any laws. Restrictions against free alcohol give aways are limited to on-premise retail...
by evansfox | Jun 26, 2015
When it lost its lease and was forced to move to a new location, a local bar prepared and filed its own removal application with the State Liquor Authority. The answer he provided in the application did not conform to the actual practices at the bar. The bar owner...
by evansfox | Jun 21, 2015
When offering tastings of spirits, each patron is limited to three 0.25 oz tastings in a calendar day and each of the samples cannot have anything added to it. In other words, no cocktails or mixed drinks can be used for the tasting. The spirits must be pure and...
by evansfox | Jun 21, 2015
A new craft beverage producer produced two varieties of hard cider. It wondered if the State Liquor Authority would accept a label that had preprinted information on the label for the manufacturer, alcohol content, ingredients (apples and yeast) and volume of...
