9th Circuit Upholds Rejection Of Trademark Case Against Jim Beam

Mealey's (May 28, 2020, 12:13 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a May 27 holding, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found no error in a Nevada federal judge’s decision to strike a trademark owner’s demand for a jury trial, or in her subsequent determination that allegations that Jim Beam Brands Co. infringed fail (JL Beverage Co. LLC v. Jim Beam Brands Co., No. 18-16597, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 16791)....