What Breweries Need To Know About Trademarks

September 16th, 2018 • by Bob English

What Breweries Need To Know About Trademarks

• by Bob English

Even though simply using your trademark automatically establishes your rights in the geographic area where you use it or may naturally expand, you can obtain valuable additional rights by applying to register the mark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark (USPTO). The financial and other benefits of registering your beer trademarks can be significantly greater […]

Selecting a Protectable Brewery or Beer Trademark with Appeal

May 14th, 2018 • by Bob English

When you select your brewery name or your beer trademark, keep in mind two principles:  (1) choose a mark that is legally strong, and (2) choose a mark that is not confusingly similar with someone else’s existing name or mark. Strength Of course, you want to select a term that is appealing to customers.  It […]