Brendan Palfreyman's guest appearances

Brendan Palfreyman

Good Beer Hunting

Brewbound Podcast

The Beer Mighty Things Podcast

Bill Covaleski

Peter Bissell

Bart Watson

Kate Bernot

Rob Tod

Keith Villa

Tomme Arthur

Michelle McGrath

Bob Pease

Julia Herz

Brienne Allan

Julie Verratti

Nancy Palmer

Jeff Alworth

Josh Hare

OwlTail

Molson Coors

Bianca Bruno

A jury awarded Stone Brewing $56 million in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Molson Coors for its Keystone Light rebrand. Courthouse News Service reporter Bianca Bruno joins the Brewbound team to discuss what it was like inside the courtroom. Plus, Harris Beach partner Brendan Palfreyman returns to discuss the future of the case, if there could be a settlement, what else Stone might seek from Molson Coors, and actions Molson Coors might take.

A jury awarded Stone Brewing $56 million in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Molson Coors for its Keystone Light rebrand. Courthouse News Service reporter Bianca Bruno joins the Brewbound team to discuss what it was like inside the courtroom. Plus, Harris Beach partner Brendan Palfreyman returns to discuss the future of the case, if there could be a settlement, what else Stone might seek from Molson Coors, and actions Molson Coors might take.

Inside the Stone-Molson Coors Verdict with Bianca Bruno and Brendan Palfreyman

We reached out to Brendan Palfreyman, a partner at Harris Beach PLLC in NY, to talk about intellectual property and the issues that craft beverage companies face.  We dissect Copywrites, Trademarks, Cease &amp; Desist Orders, what you can and can't do, and how to run searches for your next beverage's name.  We also talk costs and timelines. Follow Brendan on IG and Twitter @b_palfreyman More at https://www.trademarkyourbeer.com/

We reached out to Brendan Palfreyman, a partner at Harris Beach PLLC in NY, to talk about intellectual property and the issues that craft beverage companies face.  We dissect Copywrites, Trademarks, Cease &amp; Desist Orders, what you can and can't do, and how to run searches for your next beverage's name.  We also talk costs and timelines. Follow Brendan on IG and Twitter @b_palfreyman More at <a href="https://www.trademarkyourbeer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.trademarkyourbeer.com/</a>

# 72 - On Intellectual Property with Brendan Palfreyman

This week’s guest comes at the beer world through a unique angle—the legal lens. He’s a lawyer based in New York State whose firm works with small brewers on a variety of business issues, but his personal focus at the firm is in trademark and IP. You’ve probably come across his thoughts on Twitter, where he shares updates on major trademark disputes like the Lagunitas and Sierra Nevada battle over the term IPA and Stone’s fight with MillerCoors over the Keystone brand. Brendan’s commentary—which is shared on his blog, but mostly on Twitter—has become something of a 101 guide for brewers and beer fans on how to talk about these things.  If you’ve seen these debates, you know the beer world could really use a primer.  While it’s true that most beer fans don’t like to see lawsuits between brands they’re fans of, the business reality is that, sometimes, these things need to be handled by professionals. And that often serves to highlight how delicate some of the bonds can be among breweries who otherwise subscribe to a cooperative ideal. The reality is that there are 7,000 breweries out there, and you owe it to your employees and shareholders to protect what’s their’s, regardless of the optics. On today’s episode, we dig into Brendan’s career and his perspective on the state of craft brewing from a legal perspective. After that, he elaborates on some of the cases that have made him Twitter famous.

EP-196 Brendan Palfreyman of Trademark Your Beer