Tag: beer
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EU General Court Decides Trademark Dispute in Favor of Anheuser-Busch
In a long-running dispute between Anheuser-Busch LLC and Budějovický Budvar, národini podnik, the European Union’s (EU’s) General Court has determined that a Czech brewery cannot stop the St. Louis-based company from using the “Bud” mark in a number of EU member nations. Budějovický Budvar, národini podnik v. Anheuser-Busch LLC, Nos. T-225/06 RENV, T-255/06 RENV, T-257/06 RENV,…
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MPs Vote to Review UK Beer Tax
U.K. members of Parliament (MPs) have reportedly agreed to revisit a beer duty escalator tax that raises the price of a pint each year by 2 percent plus the rate of inflation. According to media reports, Conservative MP Andrew Griffiths argued in the House of Commons that the current beer tax has cost the country…
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Wine Maker and Beer Brewer Dispute Right to Bow Tie Marks
A California winery has filed a complaint against Anheuser-Busch, LLC seeking a declaration that the winery has not infringed any of the brewer’s protectable trademark rights and that the winery’s use of the BOW TIE word mark and Bow Tie slogan to sell its wine “does not constitute unfair competition.” San Antonio Winery, Inc. v. Anheuser-Busch,…
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Longneck Beer Bottles Not Unreasonably Dangerous in Texas Bars
A Texas appeals court has dismissed product liability and negligence claims filed by a woman injured when she was struck twice in the face with a longneck beer bottle during a birthday celebration at a bar known for its violence. Gann v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., No. 08-00017 (Tex. App., 8th Dist., July 25, 2012). Affirming the…
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FDA Seeks Comments on Recordkeeping Burdens for Certain Beer Makers
FDA has issued a request for comments on a proposed information collection that will add the manufacturers of certain beers as respondents to its labeling regulations and seeks Office of Management and Budget approval of allergen labeling for these beers. The agency explains that after the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau determined that…
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New Claims Filed: Medical Monitoring Sought for Animals from Pet Food Co., Foie Gras Ban Challenged, Trade Secret Dispute over Beer Bottle Design, Challenge to “Guiltless” Alcohol Beverage Trademark
A New York resident has filed a putative class action against Diamond Pet Foods and Amazon.com, seeking medical monitoring for pets that consumed recalled Salmonella-tainted pet food. Cohen v. Schell & Kampeter, Inc., d/b/a Diamond Pet Foods, No. 12-3299 (E.D.N.Y., filed July 2, 2012). Plaintiff Steven Cohen alleges that he fed his dogs Taste of the…
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CAMY Criticizes States for Failure to Address Youth Exposure to Alcohol Marketing
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) has issued a May 1, 2012, report claiming that the majority of states have failed to adequately address youth exposure to alcohol advertising. According to a concurrent press release, CAMY researchers apparently reviewed state advertising laws to determine whether each…
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Trademark Infringement Alleged over Pistol-Shaped Bottle for Adult Beverages
The Mexican owner of U.S. and Mexican trademarks for an “automatic pistol-shaped bottle design . . . used in connection with alcoholic beverages, with the exception of beers” and its exclusive U.S. distributor have filed trademark infringement claims against the company that sells, markets and imports into the United States Eagle Shot Tequila® in a…