Radler - the story unfolds

[Geoff Griggs]

This is quite amazing. See attached file (you may need to download it and open it with Adobe Reader)

The sooner this lunacy is challenged and defeated the better!

[Steph]

I thought it was awesome...playing at 6:11 made it one of the lead items. Poor old DB couldn't front up, eh...

[Green Man Brewery]

This is the story for anyone that might of missed it or wants to see my happy face again!


http://www.3news.co.nz/Video/Storm-in-a-pint-pot-over-radler-beer--...

Thanks again to Greig for doing the interview.

Cheers Jeremy

[James P]

Excellent coverage Jeremy!

Do you think you'll get another letter on Monday for the use of Radler on TV? If you do ask TV3 to foot the bill!

[studio1]

Shit - you spent $50k on this. DB must pay.

[Greig McGill]

I do wish the media would learn the difference between trademarks and copyright though. Oh well, every bit of awareness counts.

[Tony]

I think I'll send an email to this Clare Morgan of DB. To ask if she can justify the trade marking of a beer style, based on the fact that not many people new about it?

If anyone wants to join in the fun, be my guest. I'll post her direct contact, if I can get it.

[Steph]

easiest way is to look up the website and see what type of contact they have, like @db.co.nz, @dominion.co.nz. you can then have a real good guess at it. c.morgan, clare.morgan etc...i've done it heaps to get to people and it has worked.

[Tony]

good call, Steph. I had thought the same thing.

[James P]

Spot on the emails are in this format... [e-mail] (or at least it is from the few I scrapped from their website)

[studio1]

Good doco on TV3 now about a US footwear company that tried to trademark 'UGG' boats and got themselves into trouble. Very similar IP stuff going on.

[Geoff Griggs]

Nice to see the story picked up by Stuff and attracting a few comments. It's currently running on Stuff's front page (and as the second item on the Life & Style section).

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/2336284/How-can-a-compa...

[Larry Kurth]

Hi Geoff, I must confess I have not been keeping up with events lately and was wondering today why I have not recieved info from the awards comp in Nelson, has it been abandoned?