July 24, 2018
A Nevada federal judge on Monday ruled Jim Beam did not infringe on Johnny Love Vodka's trademarked use of lipstick depicted on its flavored vodka bottles but declined to cancel Johnny Love's trademark as requested in Jim Beam's counterclaim.
November 07, 2017
The maker of Johnny Love Vodka is not entitled to a jury trial in its yearslong suit over Beam Inc.'s use of a lipstick imprint on its flavored vodka products, a Nevada federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying neither federal law nor the U.S. Constitution allows for a jury trial in the trademark infringement suit.
September 26, 2012
A Nevada federal judge ruled Tuesday that the maker of Johnny Love Vodka can't force Beam Inc. to stop using lip designs on its vodka bottles, finding that no reasonable consumer would confuse the spirits-makers' distinctive uses of lips on their bottles.
March 21, 2011
The maker of Johnny Love Vodka on Friday hit Jim Beam Brands Co. and Fortune Brands Inc. with a suit claiming they infringed a trademark found on its flavored vodka products depicting a lipstick imprint.