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Craft Beer Finance and Investment Conference, Aug. 24-25. San Diego, CA

Jason will be speaking at the Craft Beer Finance and Investment Conference in San Diego. His presentation will highlight the challenges every brewery faces from within: what happens when (not if) disagreements arise between brewer, manager, investor, staff and consumers. Jason will present options for breweries in how they can handle these instances and outline a course of action.He will be available throughout the conference and socializing at nearby craft breweries.

Long ride through court for Oasis, Texas Brewing’s trademark... | www.mystatesman.com

An example of an escalated disagreement. “You’ve got to make sure you’re iron-clad so you don’t spend a quarter of a million bucks in legal fees sorting out something that was yours in the first place.” Or, try mediation...

Over and over, the craft beer industry describes itself as a community, an oversized group of like-minded people who prefer to collaborate and cheer each other on rather than openly compete — despite how tough it can be to get shelf space and grow a fan base in an increasingly saturated market.But sometimes, craft brewers do get hostile.

Source: Long ride through court for Oasis, Texas Brewing’s trademark... | www.mystatesman.com

Austin brewer settles trademark dispute with craft beer giant

We are glad to see that after a long battle, a resolution is reached. While the resolution may hint at a winner, both sides went to great lengths and costs that could have been avoided or at least minimized. Time to move on...

Texas accounted for 20.1 million of the 205.4 million barrels of beer shipments nationally, eclipsing Colorado's 3.6 million barrels, said Bart Watson, chief economist with the Brewers Association, a national group that promotes independent breweries. In the U.S., whoever is first to use a product name takes priority over whoever files first for a trademark, which Moon said can generate territorial issues. Since Oasis didn't have a federal trademark, its rights only extend where its market exists: Oasis Texas was able to prove first use of the Slow Ride name, but it was being sold in major metro markets only in Texas. [...] the agreement limits Oasis' sales under the Slow Ride name to within Texas, and if the beer is sold in other states, Oasis must do so under a different name.

Source: Austin brewer settles trademark dispute with craft beer giant

Guest Post | How to Avoid Costly Trademark Disputes - ShipCompliant | The software leader of the beverage alcohol industry

FacebookTwitterLinkedIn The landscape for craft breweries has drastically changed over the last few years, and while we regularly hear about the overall industry growth, we too often read about the rise of trademark disputes coming with it. This problem is continuing to grow as more and more breweries enter the market and more and more brews …

Source: Guest Post | How to Avoid Costly Trademark Disputes - ShipCompliant | The software leader of the beverage alcohol industry

Legal Experts Weigh In on Craft Trademark Disputes in 2015 | Brewbound.com

What a year for craft litigation. Whether it was an attempt to define “craft beer” or efforts to own IPA, 2015 sure had its fair share of notable legal spats. So what do craft-minded attorneys think about the increasing amount of trademark disputes? Brewbound reached out to four of the industry’s leading experts in trademark and copyright law to get their thoughts on 2015.

Source: Legal Experts Weigh In on Craft Trademark Disputes in 2015 | Brewbound.com