Maker’s vs Cuervo: Arguments Heard in Appeals Case

Dear Client: The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals today heard oral arguments regarding Maker's Mark ownership of the dripping red wax seal. You may recall that a district judge ruled in April 2010 that Maker's alone can use the red wax seal, and issued an injunction preventing Cuervo (or any other distiller for that matter) from doing the same, even though Cuervo had stopped using the red wax seal on its Reserva brand years earlier. (To read more background click