Comments on: Trademark asserted over nines, sixes in beer labeling

By: Sean N.

Sean N. — Tue, 28 May 2013 18:12:26 +0000

I think there’s a legitimate complaint here, actually. When I saw the West Sixth beer in the store, I thought it was a new Magic Hat beer (I’m a beer geek constantly on the hunt for new brews to try). I’m not a trademark lawyer, so I can’t speak to whether it meets the legal requirements for a dilution complaint, but the brewery’s complaint doesn’t strike me as specious as the LTB article makes it out to be.

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Mon, 27 May 2013 23:53:13 +0000

@Sean P…. Lawyers have to eat, too, you big meany.

By: marco73

marco73 — Mon, 27 May 2013 22:20:40 +0000

Since they are so insistent on defending the number nine, just wait for the inevitable lawsuit against Sesame Street.

By: Sean P.

Sean P. — Mon, 27 May 2013 04:59:05 +0000

The same brewery sent a nastygram to a local Seattle brewery selling a beer called 9 lb. Porter. It was especially ridiculous given that the beer was brewed specifically for a bar called 9 lb. Hammer (and Magic Hat wasn’t even distributed locally at the time). Nice people, huh?