Tangerine Wheat is Trademarked?

[Talgrath]

Apparently "Tangerine Wheat" is trademarked by Lost Coast Brewery, they recently forced a Seattle brewery to change the name of their tangerine hefeweizen.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-brewery-forced-to-change-beer-name-after-cease-and-desist--298832911.html?mobile=y

How the hell does such a generic name get trademarked?

 

[atoughram]

Dont forget to mention that Peddler Brewing's beer was called "Tangerine Wheel"

I saw that story... What an effed up sue happy society we live in.

 

[Hello]

Really? That's silly to me because it is so basic. The Seattle brewery took it in stride though, which is pretty cool.

 

[MrHopScotch]

I should really open a restaurant and trademark a signature dish called "Pepperoni Pizza." That'll show my competition who's the boss.

 

[Teromous]

If it's any consolation, Tangerine Wheat is one of the worst beers I've ever had. Maybe it was just the bottle I had...but I'm not rolling the dice again...

 

[Homercidal]

I've heard left Hand Brewing wants to trademark "Nitro Stout".

 

[Hello]

I've heard left Hand Brewing wants to trademark "Nitro Stout".

Though I find that equally inane, when I think nitro stout, I actually always think Left Hand.

 

[zmanzorro]

Left Hand withdrew their application when enough of the other breweries made a stink about it.

 

[agrazela]

Dumb as it may be that a trademark on "tangerine wheat" was granted, at least Lost Coast / Table Bluff does actually have a trademark on the words in question:
https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/85944268

Unlike the spurious claim by that other brewery...who was that again? Nothing's ringing a bell...