bulliet redeption trade dress

Diageo defines its Bulleit Design Mark and Trade Dress as:

a. Clear canteen-shaped glass bottle with rounded shoulders;
b. Embossed brand name above the label;
c. Arched text in the top line of the embossed brand name;
d. Convex text divider between components of the embossed brand name (e.g. BULLEIT BOURBON speared from FRONTIER WHISKEY);
e. Arrow-shaped text divider on the label;
f. Border of parallel lines on the label; and
g. Cork bottle cap with black top.

Defendant has indicated that its packaging was intended to pay visual homage to pre-Prohibition spirits containers.

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Two Chickens

TTAblog discussion of TTAB decision in Original Maryland Fried Chicken, LLC v. MTM Enterprises Group, LLC, Opposition No. 91217560 (May 25, 2017) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Bergsman).

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redwhalecoffee_bagblue whale coffee

Plaintiff appears to be selling beans and ground coffee (but also ‘brewed coffee’) while defendant operates coffee shops. For what it’s worth, in 2015 the TTAB refused registration of the mark RED WHALE for beer, citing a prior registration for RED WHALE for vodka (applicant there is plaintiff here).

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