Legal Opinion
JL Beverage Co. v. Beam, Inc.
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided July 23, 2018No. Case No. 2:11-cv-00417-MMD-CWHPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MIRANDA M. DU, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
I. SUMMARY
This is a trademark infringement action between two beverage producers-Plaintiff *1193JL Beverage Company, LLC ("JL Beverage") and Defendants Beam Inc. and Jim Beam Brands Co. (collectively, "Jim Beam"). The Court held a two-day bench trial. (ECF Nos. 265, 266.) For the following reasons, the Court finds that Jim Beam did not infringe JL Beverage's marks and that Jim Beam is not entitled to cancellation of JL Beverage's "JL Lips Mark."
II. CLAIMS
JL Beverage commenced this action on March 18, 2011, seeking relief for (1) federal trademark…
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