Diageo North America, Inc. v. W.J. Deutsch & Sons Ltd.

  1. February 14, 2024

    Bulleit Is No Household Name, Distiller Tells 2nd Circ.

    The Bulleit brand may be well known among whiskey drinkers but does not have the general fame needed to support a jury's finding that its bottle shape is protected by trademark law, an attorney for rival distiller W.J. Deutsch & Sons Ltd. told the Second Circuit during a hearing Wednesday.

  2. May 05, 2023

    Bulleit Maker Asks 2nd Circ. To Back Whiskey Injunction

    Spirits giant Diageo North America Inc. urged the Second Circuit on Friday to uphold a permanent injunction barring a rival spirits maker from selling whiskey in bottles that dilute Diageo's trademark rights for its own brand of Bulleit whiskey.