Sierra Nevada is the second-largest craft brewer in the United States, while Lagunitas is No. The craft market grew by 18 percent during the first six months of 2014, with Lagunitas opening a second plant in Chicago and Sierra Nevada opening a brewery near Asheville, N.C. The suit came as each brewery is engaged in a massive expansion to increase its national distribution. ![]() They were one of the inspirations for my brand.' ![]() 'This is one of the worst things ever,' he said. In an interview before the decision to drop the lawsuit was announced, Magee was filled more with sadness than bravado. He also is known for his counter-culture persona with a Twitter feed that is more stream of consciousness, complete with misspellings, than corporate speak, and a penchant for throwing barbs at others in the beer industry. Magee founded Lagunitas in 1993 and is heavily involved in every aspect of the business, including designing all Lagunitas labels and packaging on his laptop computer. 'Today I was seriously schooled & I heard you well,' another tweet declared. 'Today was in the hands of the ultimate court The Court of Public Opinion and in it I got an answer to my Question Our IPA's TM (trademark) has limits,' according to a tweet posted to Magee's account. District Court, Lagunitas owner Tony Magee argued Sierra Nevada's design for its Hop Hunter India Pale Ale - which features 'IPA' in large, bold, black capital letters - is too similar to the design for his Lagunitas IPA label.īut late Tuesday night, a series of tweets posted on Magee's Twitter account said the suit would be dropped Wednesday morning. over alleged trademark infringement on its new Hop Hunter IPA label, but then quickly backed away late Tuesday from a legal battle between two of the nation's biggest craft brewers in an industry noted more for its collegiality than for litigation.
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