Law360, Los Angeles (December 06, 2012, 6:27 PM ET) -- Agave Loco LLC filed a trademark lawsuit against fellow liquor maker Sazerac Co. Inc. in Illinois federal court Wednesday, accusing Sazerac of infringing Agave Loco's “Rumchata” and “Chata” marks for a cream-based rum beverage.
Agave Loco, which began manufacturing cream- and cinnamon-flavored rum beverages modeled on the Spanish drink horchata in 2009, claims that New Orleans-based Sazerac started manufacturing a similar beverage to compete, giving it the allegedly infringing name 'Orchata.
Sazerac intentionally named its drink ‘Orchata “for the purpose of exploiting and trading on the...
Agave Hits Sazerac With Trademark Suit Over Rum Drink
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