Respectful Branding
There are many ways that a brewery can build, protect, and enforce its trademark rights while respecting the rights of fellow breweries and other companies.
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As U.S. businesses, craft breweries are governed by both federal and state legislation, as well as the regulations of various government agencies. In this section, the Brewers Association provides guidance to help breweries understand the legislation affecting them and to ensure compliance with regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), and more.
There are many ways that a brewery can build, protect, and enforce its trademark rights while respecting the rights of fellow breweries and other companies.
This BA Collab Hour webinar explores how to develop and maintain world-class branding while respecting the trademark and related intellectual property rights of others. Topics discussed will include an overview of applicable law, processes and procedures brewers can adopt to …Read More
Learn which businesses are eligible for the Employee Retention Credit, how to claim it, and limitations related to the PPP.Read More
This presentation digs into the 2020 year-end COVID-19 relief bill and breaks down the provisions relevant to small brewers.Read More
Boundary pushers and opportunists that we are, brewers in many states have endeavored to bring some form of marijuana into combination with beer, with varying success.
Beyond the basic ingredients of barley, hops, yeast, and water, aluminum might be the material most crucial to the continued growth of craft beer.