Just in time for the holiday season, we present our third annual Trademark Year in Wine and Beer, a wrap-up of alcohol-related trademark and trademark-ish disputes dating back to December 2015, when we published our last edition. Our scope includes lawsuits brought in U.S. Courts, actions before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB"), arbitrations pursuant to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP"), and a few other tidbits.
The Trademark Year in Wine and Beer was devised as a lawyerly holiday icebreaker for awkward yuletide festivities, and it may be especially useful in 2016. Are you looking to avoid talking about politics at your annual seasonal gathering with friends or (especially) family? We've got you covered, with over 150 diversionary legal anecdotes about the beverages atop your bar. Simply choose an item from our list and start drinking. Then, as soon as someone brings up the election, just barge in with: "Funny story about this drink ..." After that, you're on your own. Good luck.
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