Tonight’s discussion, which will be hosted at Sudwerk Brewing Co., will feature two panel discussions on the business of craft beer. The first panel will focus on legislative issues facing California’s craft brewers while the second will focus on portfolio management and strategies for improving craft brewer and wholesaler relationships. There’s still time to join… Read more »

It’s not often that some of the country’s most successful food and beverage entrepreneurs, investors and industry veterans are assembled to share their personal strategies for launching and growing profitable consumer packaged goods companies.

It’s an issue that a number of craft brewers have grappled with over the past year, and one that is often misunderstood: trademark ownership and infringement. According to Craig Rashkis, an attorney with Farwell Rashkis, LLP, trademarks can be “a word, phrase, design, logo, or any combination thereof that distinguishes the source of a product or goods” from another source. In beer, common trademarks include the name of the brewing company, a beer and label artwork.