Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Caught-On-Bleu, Inc.

Caught-on-Bleu, Inc., manufacturer of a microbrew named Billy Budd Classic American Ale that was briefly distributed in New Hampshire during the fall of 1999, appeals summary judgments awarded to Anheuser-Busch, Inc., on AnheuserBusch’s claims for trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1127, and on Caught-on-Blue’s counterclaims under New Hampshire law for tortious interference with contractual rights and unfair competition. The rationale underlying the challenged judgments was explained in two meticulously reasoned opinions…