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History Saves Bourbon Distillery From Trademark Infringement

They say you can’t run away from your past, it will eventually catch up to you. Sazerac Brands may have just learned that lesson the hard way, thanks to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Sazerac Brands owns rights in … Continue reading

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[Eugene Volokh] Just in Time for National Bourbon Day (June 14), a Bourbon Trademark Case

National Bourbon Day is apparently June 14; and, perhaps or perhaps not entirely coincidentally, the Sixth Circuit yesterday released a bourbon trademark law opinion, Sazerac Brands, LLC v. Peristyle, LLC. It's written by Judge Jeffrey Sutton, who was recently interviewed … Continue reading

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A trace of deceptiveness in bourbon age labeling

Penrose v. Buffalo Trace Distillery, Inc., 2018 WL 705054, No. 17CV294 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 5, 2018)Plaintiffs brought a putative class action claiming that BT misrepresented that  Old Charter bourbon has been “aged 8 years.” The court mostly refused to dismiss … Continue reading

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