SLEEMAN SUES DEAD FROG BREWERY OVER CLEAR GLASS TRADEMARK BOTTLE ISSUE
December 1st, 2008
BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADA'S third largest brewer, Sleeman Breweries Ltd, is suing British Columbian microbrewer Dead Frog Brewery for illegally using a clear bottle design that infringes on the Sleeman trademark.
The Dead Frog Brewery is fighting the suit claiming that Sleeman does not own the right to package beer in clear bottles and that the logos imprinted on the bottles are different.
"We taste different, we look different, we sound different. So, this lawsuit is silly, a waste of time and energy," said Dead Frog founder Derrick Smith.
Meanwhile, ...
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