Troegs and Fegleys have been having a “minor” disagreement over an Elf. As you might recall – Troegs makes Mad Elf, Fegleys makes Rude Elf’s Reserve. Troegs filed a trademark challenge against Fegley’s.
Troegs has withdrawn the challenge as of October 20, 2011. Brew Works countersued stating that Troegs changed the logo for Mad Elf in 2006. In legal-ese, when Troegs made the choice to change the logo, they abandoned the continued use of the logo for which they filed infringement upon.
“We may need a different name since we technically should have been using the old label continually, from a trademark stance,” Troegs co-founder Chris Trogner writes in the e-mails, which were included with the suit.
At any rate, the suit has been withdrawn, with full details not being disclosed. The Elves look to live peacefully. For now. [LeighValleyLive]
