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!

[HerrSchnapps]

Any word on a submission?

[Greig McGill]

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

[Geoff Griggs]

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.

[Barry]

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

[Nolen Smith]

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

[Stu McKinlay]

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

[Geoff Griggs]

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

[David Wood]

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

[Barry]

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.

[Stu McKinlay]

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.

[Stu McKinlay]

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

[Barry]

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