29 Jul 2010
Louis Roederer’s Cristal, Protecting Its Brand
Veteran Minnesota Litigator readers will know of the Battle of the Bubbly which has been fought out before U.S. District Court Judge Joan Ericksen (D. Minn.) over the past year or so. The fight was between Louis Roederer, seller of the high end “Cristal” brand of champagne (nearly $200/bottle), and J. Garcia Carrion’s Cristalino (under $10/bottle).
This week the Court’s issued an order making clear that Cristal’s pretty much won the day. Cristalino, henceforth, must go by the name “Jaume Serra Cristalino” and must bear a “prominent” disclaimer disavowing any connection to Roederer or Cristal.
