EXPORT CASE
April 1st, 2002
BY MONICA DOBIE, in MontrealCANADIAN brewers Molson and Labatt are currently embroiled in a legal battle over the right to use the term 'export' in brands sold in the key market of in Ontario.Molson is asking the province's Court of Appeal to grant an injunction that would prohibit Labatt from selling or advertising Oland Export Ale, a brand produced from Oland, its Halifax, Nova Scotia, based subsidiary.In its case, Molson is also seeking damages of CAN$227,000 from Oland, alleging that the sale of Oland Export Ale in Ontario confuses Molson Export drinkers and ...
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