Whiskey Maker Argues In 5th Circuit That Permanent Injunction Is Too Broad

(June 30, 2016, 12:14 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A whiskey maker told the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 18 that a trial judge's order, issued against it after a jury trial in a trademark infringement case over another whiskey manufacturer’s trademarks, that permanently barred the company from using the word "crown" in combination with a cloth bag was overly broad and must be amended (Diageo North America, Inc. v. Mexcor Inc. and EJMV Investments, LLC, No. 15-20630, 5th Cir.)....