AMERICAN BEVERAGE CORPORATION v. FLORIDA FRUIT JUICES INC.

  1. April 27, 2016

    Juice-Barrel Maker Must Face Rival's IP Suit

    A Chicago-based beverage maker can't escape a rival's trademark infringement suit over barrel-shaped juice drinks, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Tuesday, finding the claims were specific enough to have standing.

  2. October 06, 2015

    Juice-Barrel Maker Says Rival's IP Suit Doesn't Hold Water

    A Chicago-based beverage maker urged a Pennsylvania federal court Monday to dismiss a rival's trademark infringement suit over barrel-shaped juice drinks, arguing that the suit lacks specificity and is merely a move by the larger company to harass its smaller rival.

  3. August 07, 2015

    IP Pulse: Wilson Sporting Goods, Toshiba, Katy Perry

    The week in intellectual property complaints saw Key & Associates client Wilson Sporting Goods Co. blitzing a rival equipment manufacturer for infringing a patent for manufacturing footballs and White & Williams LLP saying its crowdfunding client Gust Inc. was improperly targeted by a nonpracticing entity that knew its patents couldn't pass muster under Alice — all part of the nearly 250 IP actions filed in federal court.

  4. August 05, 2015

    Beverage Maker Sues Rival Over Barrel Bottle Trademark

    American Beverage Corp., maker of Little Hug fruit drinks, filed a trademark infringement suit in Pennsylvania federal court against a competitor on Tuesday, alleging that its signature barrel-shaped bottles were infringed and packaged in a way that would confuse consumers.