Fortune Brands scores victory over dripping red wax on bottles
Maker’s Mark, a premium brand of bourbon, is topped off with red wax in a design that is "off limits to our competitors," said Maker’s Mark President Bill Samuels in a statement.
The ruling prohibits Jose Cuervo International Inc, its affiliates and the company’s U.S. distributor, Diageo North America, from the infringing use, Fortune Brands said.
On 2 April 2010, Federal Judge John G. Heyburn III issued an injunction against future use, finding that consumers could be confused by Cuervo products, given the similar seal.
