Trademark Battle Over “Craft Distiller” Term Fizzles

Dear Client:You may recall, WSD signaled in March that there was trouble brewing in the craft distilling community after Craft Distillers Inc. filed a lawsuit against American Craft Distillers Association (ACDA) over the trademarked term "Craft Distillers " (see WSD 03-17-2014). However, it looks like the feud has petered out as both parties have voluntarily dismissed their respective lawsuits. BACKGROUND: In 1982 Ansley Coale and Hubert Germain-Robin co-founded Germain-Robin, a hand-crafted brandy. Although they built a respectable reputation for the