Overview
Our Food and Beverage Group provides a complete menu of intellectual property law services to the world’s leading growers and makers of coffee and tea, energy drinks, baked goods, candy and confections, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, nutritional extracts and nutraceutical supplement bars, drinks and shakes, bottled water, award winning wines and beers, and fine spirits.
We help these purveyors clear and obtain patents and trademark registrations throughout the world; develop and protect trade dress rights, copyrights, domain name registrations and acquisitions; and implement brand licensing. We also have significant experience in enforcing food and beverage related patents, trademarks, trade dress and copyrights, including litigation on behalf of our clients in state and federal courts, as well as working with customs agents, local police and foreign authorities to confiscate and prevent the importation of counterfeit or infringing products.
Representative Experience
Hansen Beverage Company / Monster Energy Company
We have represented Hansen in numerous cases in California and other states enforcing the client’s copyrights, trademarks and trade dress rights in the M Claw icon against infringing uses on clothing and other merchandise.
Hansen Beverage Company v. Cytosport Inc. (C.D. Cal)
Represented owner of MONSTER ENERGY trademark in trademark infringement, unfair competition and false advertising litigation against defendant protein beverage manufacturer using MONSTER MILK mark. Obtained a preliminary injunction in plaintiff’s favor. Case settled favorably on eve of trial.