Lagunitas founder Tony Magee is one of the most open craft brewery owners on social media. He’s always sharing his thoughts about brewery ownership, and even legal matters on Twitter.
This evening he states he learned a lesson in regards to today’s news about Lagunita’s infringement suit again Sierra Nevada. The court of public opinion is a rough one.
Tony Magee mentioned 140 characters at a time that he was testing the waters to see how legally defensible his trademarks for IPA actually are. As “the worst day in the 23 years of Lagunitas” he plans on dropping the infringment suit against Sierra Nevada as early as Wednesday, January 14th.
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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 has limits.
— LagunitasT (@lagunitasT) January 14, 2015
I don’t know every answer beforehand, so I feel around for the edges and try to learn. Today I was seriously schooled & I heard you well… — LagunitasT (@lagunitasT) January 14, 2015
Tomorrow mornin we’ll Drop the Infringement Suit & get back to answering other Questions. I don’t think I was wrong for wanting to know cuz…
— LagunitasT (@lagunitasT) January 14, 2015
I had to know the Answer, but the Answer came much sooner than I thought and in a different Court than I thought it would. Can I say thanks? — LagunitasT (@lagunitasT) January 14, 2015
