Legal Opinion
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. John Labatt Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1996No. 95-2877, 95-2879PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
John Labatt Limited and its associated companies (Labatt) are brewers and distributors of beer, including Labatt Ice Beer, in Canada and the United States. Anheuser-Busch (A-B), headquartered in St. Louis, also brews and distributes beer, including an ice beer of its own. The principal issue in this appeal is whether terms such as “ice beer” and “ice brewed” are trademarks owned by Labatt. A jury decided that the “ice” terms at issue in this case are not trademarks owned by Labatt. We affirm, modifying the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict to include the declaratory…
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