Libations and Litigation

By: Andrew Glenny   The craft beer market has been rapidly expanding in the United States.  Many new breweries have opened to meet the growing demands.  As you may have already realized, most of them like to use puns involving the brewing process, such as hoptimus prime, smooth hoperator, pandora’s bock, and hoptical illusions.  Unfortunately,… Read More Libations and Litigation

Battling Over Bottles: Jack Daniel’s Recent Trade Dress Suit

POSTED BY Scott Chappell Recently, the owner of the trademark for Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey filed suit against another Tennessee based distillery, Popcorn Sutton Distilling, claiming Popcorn Sutton copied Jack Daniel’s legendary bottle and label design. The complaint filed claims the new bottle for Popcorn Sutton’s Tennessee White Whiskey is “confusingly similar” to the legendary… Read More Battling Over Bottles: Jack Daniel’s Recent Trade Dress Suit