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June 26, 2017 By Mollie Schwam Leave a Comment Part 3 of our Festival blog series. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 Are you compliant? Hopefully, yes. If not, hopefully these rules can help you. We’ve (mostly the ABC) have broken down compliance issues into four parts: pre-festival/event, staffing at the festival/event, quality control testing, and festival/event attire. This blog focuses on pre-festival/event […]
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June 19, 2017 By Mollie Schwam Leave a Comment Part 2 of our Festivals series blog posts. Check out Part 1. For this blog post we highlight the differences between two commonly used permits: the Malt Beverage Special Event Permit and the Winery Special Event Permit. Malt Beverage Special Event Permit If you have a Malt Beverage Special Event Permit you are allowed to […]
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June 14, 2017 By Mollie Schwam Leave a Comment Part 1 of our festival blog post series. It’s summer. It’s hot outside. Outdoor festivals and events ensue. Our next couple of blog posts will be breaking down the NC ABC’s rules for festivals/events. Stay tuned for our posts! The NC ABC has some pretty strict rules on the co-mingling of alcohol and festivals/events. […]
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June 5, 2017 By Mollie Schwam Leave a Comment USPTO Trademark Registration The difference between a standard trademark application versus an Intent to Use application. We always get a lot of questions regarding trademarks, about the registration process, and the different types of trademark applications. Watch the video to learn more about the USPTO and how to register trademarks. Contact […]
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May 30, 2017 By Mollie Schwam Leave a Comment What are they? Do I need a permit? What does the label look like? So many questions, and hopefully this article will help clear up some confusion. Growlers are a rigid glass, plastic, aluminum, or stainless steel container with a flip-top or screw-on lid that is no larger than two 2 liters (0.5283 gallons) into […]
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May 2, 2017 By Mollie Schwam Leave a Comment Just when you thought you were done with the TTB. . . . It is extremely important to keep the TTB informed about any major changes to your brewery, winery, or distillery. Anytime you have a “significant change” you need to update your Brewers Notice with a TTB Amendment. A “significant change” is generally: A […]
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April 18, 2017 By Mollie Schwam Leave a Comment There are a couple of issues with trademarking “Sunshine State Brewing Company.” (1) You cannot register a geographic location on the federal registry (USPTO). (2) You cannot register a generic word or phrase. Let’s delve into the reasoning. For “Sunshine State Brewing Company” you cannot own the words “brewing company” because they’re generic. The word […]
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April 4, 2017 By Mollie Schwam Leave a Comment Trademark Series Part 3 Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of our Trademark Series! In addition to the federal registry (The United States Patent and Trademark Office), you can also register your mark at the state level. The USPTO oversees federal registration for trademarks. The USPTO offers national protection for your mark. […]
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March 22, 2017 By Mollie Schwam Leave a Comment Trademark Series: Part 2 In Part 1 of our trademark blog series (click here), we discussed the status of incontestability in trademark law. Incontestability seems like a sure thing- the registrant has exclusive right to use the registered mark in commerce. But, with all things legal, there are exceptions. Many people hear the word […]
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March 15, 2017 By Mollie Schwam Leave a Comment Label requirements can be tricky-different rules apply to different states. Domestic beverages and imported beverages have different guidelines. The purpose of this blog is to clear up some of the confusion surrounding beer labels. For all intent and purposes I will focus on North Carolina rules since that is what I am most familiar with. […]
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