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  1. September 11, 2017

    Aykroyd's Vodka Co. Can't Get $4.3M Attys Fees In IP Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday officially granted more than $870,000 in disgorgement of profits to Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka company after finding a rival stole its bottle's trade dress, but denied the bid to find the case exceptional and award $4.3 million in fees.

  2. June 13, 2017

    Aykroyd's Vodka Co. Nears $870K Win, US Ban In IP Row

    A California federal judge tentatively ruled Tuesday that Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka company is entitled to a U.S. sales ban and $870,000 in disgorged profits from a spirits rival that knocked off its iconic bottle — short of the worldwide ban and $13 million the company requested.

  3. April 24, 2017

    Trial Lies Merit Fees In Bottle Battle, Aykroyd's Co. Says

    Comedy legend Dan Aykroyd's liquor brand on Friday asked that a rival found liable for infringing the brand's skull-shaped bottle designs pay $4.3 million in attorneys' fees and costs after a second jury trial, saying that the competitor's defense was a "fabrication" and that its founder blatantly lied under oath.

  4. April 18, 2017

    Liquor Co. Says Dan Aykroyd's Co. Can't Halt World Sales

    A tequila company found liable for its infringing skull-shaped bottles has objected to an injunction bid by comedy legend Dan Aykroyd's own liquor brand, saying a worldwide sales ban is over the top.

  5. March 29, 2017

    Dan Aykroyd's Skull Vodka Co. Wins Booze Bottle IP Trial

    A tequila company ripped off the distinctive skull-shaped bottle of comedy legend Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka, a California federal jury found on Wednesday, handing Crystal Head a win in its trade dress infringement suit.

  6. March 28, 2017

    Artist Testifies Prior Witness Lied In Aykroyd Vodka Trial

    Lawyers for actor Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka dropped a bombshell just before closing arguments in their trade dress suit against a tequila rival, calling a sculptor to testify that he had been asked to base the rival's bottle on Crystal Head's — and that the tequila company's founder admitted to him that she lied on the stand about it last week. 

  7. March 24, 2017

    Aykroyd's Booze Brand Survey Was 'Unrealistic,' Jury Hears

    Tequila company Element Spirits on Friday defended itself against claims it ripped off Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka's unique skull-shaped bottle, calling an expert to testify in the California federal jury trial that a survey showing consumers confused the two brands was "unrealistic."

  8. March 23, 2017

    Dan Aykroyd Breaks Down Booze Bottle Angles In IP Trial

    Comedy legend Dan Aykroyd on Thursday told a California federal jury that a tequila company had ripped off his Crystal Head Vodka brand's unique skull-shaped bottle, pulling out a ruler to dissect what he said are obvious similarities between the two bottles.

  9. March 21, 2017

    Tequila Co. Founder Tells Jury Aykroyd's Vodka No Influence

    The founder of a tequila company accused by Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka of ripping off its unique skull-shaped bottle on Tuesday defended her creation before a California federal jury, testifying she'd never even heard of Crystal Head Vodka when she designed her bottle.

  10. March 15, 2017

    Aykroyd's Skull Vodka Co. Tells Jury Rival Made Knockoffs

    The maker of actor Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka told a California federal jury during Wednesday's opening statements in the trade dress infringement case that a rival spirits company is selling tequila in a "cheap knockoff" of its distinctive skull-shaped bottle.

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