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Hard Cider Maker Can’t Whine About Trademark Opposition



In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Weintraub Tobin IP attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a recent decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board involving winemaker Delicato Vineyards and a hard cider maker from Virginia.

Delicato Vineyards, which owns the trademark GNARLEY HEAD for wine, opposed the registration of GNARLED ORCHARD for hard cider.

Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.