Radler - the story unfolds

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Permalink Reply by HerrSchnapps on July 13, 2009 at 3:26pm

Any word on a submission?

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Permalink Reply by Greig McGill on July 14, 2009 at 8:37am

Nothing yet, have had several media people calling me. Just emailed Ceri for an update.

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Permalink Reply by Geoff Griggs on July 14, 2009 at 10:14am

As anticipated, DB's lawyers waited until the very last moment to file a counterstatement denying all the allegations that RADLER is anything other than a trade mark.

Having taken that step the case will now head to court.

A press release from SOBA will follow.

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Permalink Reply by Barry on July 14, 2009 at 10:21am

Surely they're smarter than to plead straight ignorance. That is disappointing, but expected I guess.
Thanks for the update Geoff.

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Permalink Reply by Nolen Smith on July 14, 2009 at 11:14am

Totally expected, but it still makes me shake my head in disbelief.

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Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on July 14, 2009 at 11:15am

So they are wasting money, as well as wasting their brewing equipment.

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Permalink Reply by Geoff Griggs on July 14, 2009 at 11:56am

Please find attached a courtesy copy of DB's counterstatement along with a covering letter supplied by DB's lawyers to James & Wells:

Attachments:

• DB's countersign.pdf, 122 KB

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Permalink Reply by David Wood on July 14, 2009 at 12:17pm

Reading that makes me so angry. It makes me want to protest outside their Ghuznee St building.

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Permalink Reply by Barry on July 14, 2009 at 12:22pm

No surprise either that they are going for costs.
Be fascinating to see exactly how this pans out for SOBA.
Win and it's a massive coup (with huge thanks to JAWS), lose and gee, game over?
We all have to concede and have a commiseratory Radler™?

Fat chance.

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Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on July 14, 2009 at 1:16pm

How funny is this... the IP area for DB's legal advisors (Simpson Grierson) is headed by Earl Gray. He might have a case to answer himself... although they could avoid litigation and just resolve it over a cup of tea.

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Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on July 14, 2009 at 12:46pm

I get rubbish when I try to open that link (and not DB's rubbish, a mix of strange characters) - any idea why?

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Permalink Reply by Barry on July 14, 2009 at 12:48pm

download it to your desktop Stu, then open it.
worked for me, I got gibberish on the link also.

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