Trademark Disputes

[tosh1]

So has anyone asked Tony to participate over here? Someone should, he would fit in here.

 

[sacrelicio]

So has anyone asked Tony to participate over here? Someone should, he would fit in here.

Isn't he a BA homie? Along with stonegreg and SierraNevadaBill?

 

[SeaWatchman]

Wait so are all those tweets above a walking back of this whole thing by Lagunitas?

 

[Lutter]

Just noticed New Belgium is introducing Slow Ride IPA to Texas while Oasis Brewing in Austin has a Slow Ride Pale Ale.

I'm betting they have absolutely no clue who Oasis Brewing is, lol.

 

[arren]

Wait so are all those tweets above a walking back of this whole thing by Lagunitas?

Basically. Tony is somehow shocked that the "court of public opinion" is reacting negatively to the suit.

 

[beerandraiderfan]

It so does! And if Lagunitas doesn't do this kind of thing religiously, there's nothing stopping AB InBev from releasing a 6-Pack that looks almost identical to IPA.

Sure there is.

Court of Public Opinion

 

[vonnegut21]

Just noticed New Belgium is introducing Slow Ride IPA to Texas while Oasis Brewing in Austin has a Slow Ride Pale Ale.

I'm betting they have absolutely no clue who Oasis Brewing is, lol.

In related news, both New Belgium and Oasis Brewing are being sued by Foghat:

 

[Lutter]

In related news, both New Belgium and Oasis Brewing are being sued by Foghat:

Hopefully they'll just....






















































































take it easy.

 

[quirkzoo1]

Sure there is.

Wow, just found my new favorite version of Das it Mane, which dethrones the version I made for someone a while back.

 

[SirDickButts]

i howled @ "Lawsuitnitas" LOLOLOL

 

[gtx281]

"Lawsuitnitas"

 

[SeaWatchman]

Basically. Tony is somehow shocked that the "court of public opinion" is reacting negatively to the suit.

Man, that's gotta be embarrassing

 

[rainer1]

Really good writeup of what happened here: http://goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2015/1/14/uawfc3z6nsdi9etplzvca53389r5jk

Some parts that stood out for me:

Craft beer consumers are a unique lot — and it’s why I love them so much. It’s one of the few products where a purchase is seen as a political statement, or support for your favorite sports team, or buying in to an indie-band culture, or an investment in a future that’s better than the past. And on the backs of these many, many dollars, we’ve helped build some truly large companies. Those companies can use that money however they wish (we got our beer in exchange already) — but it’s important for them to realize that we weren’t just buying their beer — we were investing in them towards a better future for beer. We were casting votes. We were entrusting them to push our values forward and defend our ethos.

What matters most is that Lagunitas dropped it — not because they were losing in the courts (it never got that far) or because they saw the error in their claims, but because consumers shamed them for doing it at all. And that shame was too much for them to handle. Or at least, it’s really hard to keep building towards 1.8MM barrels of beer, make huge legal moves to go after your competitors, and still act like you’re the wake-and-bake underdog. For many consumers, this is the stuff of big beer.

 

[user 305778]

Lagunitas is one of the few (maybe the only) big breweries you can shame though because Magee seems a bit like a crazy person.

 

[Jnorton00]

Wow, just found my new favorite version of Das it Mane, which dethrones the version I made for someone a while back.

Frightening!

 

[arren]

You know you ****** up when even Stone is getting shots off on you.

 

[SirDickButts]

awwwwwww snappington.

 

[SeaWatchman]

You know you ****** up when even Stone is getting shots off on you.

Whether you believe they were in the right or not, Stone pulled the same trademark card with that tiny brewery in Colorado not too long ago.

 

[drgarage1]

You know you ****** up when even Stone is getting shots off on you.

Is Greg getting worse at photoshop?

 

[ASak10]

Whether you believe they were in the right or not, Stone pulled the same trademark card with that tiny brewery in Colorado not too long ago.

But Kettle & Stone would be soooooo easily confused with Stone

For those that don't know they renamed the brewery Vindication

 

[Lutter]

Just noticed New Belgium is introducing Slow Ride IPA to Texas while Oasis Brewing in Austin has a Slow Ride Pale Ale.

I'm betting they have absolutely no clue who Oasis Brewing is, lol.

Called it!

http://www.newbelgium.com/files/slowride/NewBelgium_v_Oasis_complaint.pdf

 

[SeaWatchman]

Called it!

http://www.newbelgium.com/files/slowride/NewBelgium_v_Oasis_complaint.pdf

So I read through that and I can't really tell which brewery is being the bigger ******* here. I'll go with both of them.

 

[arren]

Called it!

http://www.newbelgium.com/files/slowride/NewBelgium_v_Oasis_complaint.pdf

That is so ******* *********gy on both sides. I'm convinced trademarking beer names is ******* pointless, especially since most brewers are all uncreative ***** who go to same well of phrases and hop puns to name their beers.

 

[SeaWatchman]

That is so ******* *********gy on both sides. I'm convinced trademarking beer names is ******* pointless, especially since most brewers are all uncreative ***** who go to same well of phrases and hop puns to name their beers.

Do you even Tired Hands Farmstead bro?

 

[arren]

Do you even Turtleback Ridge bro?

ftfy

 

[Ispeakforthetrees]

I mean, I can tell you about some really really stupid Colorado Breweries and their uncanny ability to be inept at branding and planning which results in c&d's and trademark disputes.

 

[user 305963]

Surprised this hasn't been posted in here yet.....

http://www.freep.com/story/money/bu...s-brewery-beer-trademark-innovation/24732355/

Bells thinks they can strong arm a small 500 barrel per year brewery in NC called Innovation Brewing. Bells uses the word Innovation on one of their bumper stickers. Homies.

 

[regularjohn]

damn bells going for the throat, stay classy

 

[Kylo76]

It's ridiculous because Bells doesn't even have a trademark, not a smart move in the public relations arena.

 

[drgarage1]

It's ridiculous because Bells doesn't even have a trademark, not a smart move in the public relations arena.

THEY HAVE NEVER EVEN PUT IT ON A BOTTLE. They make great beer, but Larry seems to do little but burn bridges and act dumb when he does anything else.