March 15, 2023
A New York federal jury has returned a verdict finding that a Constellation unit didn't infringe trademarks owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA's Grupo Modelo by peddling hard seltzers under the Corona brand, according to a judgment entered Wednesday.
December 14, 2022
A New York federal judge has rejected a bid for an early win by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA's Grupo Modelo in its trademark lawsuit against a Constellation unit over a Corona hard seltzer brand, following the judge's denial of a similar request by the opposing side last month.
November 04, 2022
A New York federal judge has rebuffed a Constellation unit's bid for an early win in a trademark suit brought against it by a unit of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA over hard seltzer, ruling that he wasn't convinced that the disputed product falls within their sublicensing agreement.
September 13, 2022
Alcoholic beverages giant Constellation Brands Inc. has urged a New York federal judge not to find it liable in a trademark infringement suit lodged against it by a unit of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA over Constellation's Corona hard seltzer brand, arguing that the drink falls within "beer" products that are permitted by a sublicensing agreement between the companies.
June 16, 2021
The two beer giants that control Corona are headed toward a trial after a Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a trademark lawsuit filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev that aims to block Constellation Brands from selling a Corona brand of hard seltzer.
May 18, 2021
Three months into a trademark battle over a new line of Corona hard seltzers, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Constellation Brands are arguing in federal court over the proper definition of "beer."
February 16, 2021
The two spirits giants that control Corona — an Anheuser-Busch InBev SA unit and Constellation Brands — are duking it out in federal court over whether their trademark licenses, forged to avoid antitrust problems, permit the launch of a Corona hard seltzer brand.