by Site Admin | Jan 27, 2015 | Blog
Trademarks have, once again, been the talk of the craft beer town. In past articles we have talked about how to obtain a federally registered trademark and only in passing have said that it is important to protect. Now, let’s talk about how, and why, to protect those...
by Site Admin | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog
“This beer is amazing! You know, I run this fantastic non-profit that [fill in worthy cause here] and we are hosting a fundraising event in a few weeks. Would your brewery be able to donate a few growlers or a keg by chance?” If you haven’t heard it...
by Site Admin | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog
Being the savvy businessperson that you are, you have been diligently following our trademark series here at Craft Brewing Business (part 1 and part 2) and have not only chosen marks to represent your brand and passed them through the rigors of...
by Site Admin | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog
Contracts are a fact of life. You sign them as an individual and that will hold true for your brewery the more you grow and expand. That being said, when it comes time to distribute, there are unique considerations required before signing the dotted line. Distribution...
by Site Admin | Sep 9, 2014 | Blog
In business, regardless of industry, mistakes will be made. While many of the mistakes we see craft breweries make are common to business in general, a few are more specialized to the trade. Below we outline the top 10 legal mistakes start-up breweries make, in no...
by Site Admin | Jul 24, 2014 | Blog
Hopefully you carefully read the first three parts of our look at craft brewing trademark selection and application (part 1 and part 2 and part 3) . But even if you did, took copious notes, committed it all to memory and executed it, you still may run the risk of...
