A jury awarded Stone Brewing $56 million in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Molson Coors for its Keystone Light rebrand last Friday. Courthouse News Service reporter Bianca Bruno joins the Brewbound team to discuss what it was like inside the courtroom and where the case goes from here, including post-trial motions.
“Stone’s already indicated that they’re going to ask for treble damages, which in California is something a judge can award and it’s basically triple the damages award that is supposed to be punitive and a deterrence,” Bruno told the Brewbound team. “So there’s going to be several post-trial motions.”
The jury verdict document, which was made public earlier this week, showed that while the jury found that Molson Coors infringed upon Stone’s trademark and offered an eight-figure award, the jurors did not find that Molson Coors has willfully infringed upon the trademark.
Plus, Harris Beach partner Brendan Palfreyman returns to discuss the future of the case, if there could be a settlement, what else Stone might seek from Molson Coors, and actions Molson Coors might take.
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