Radler - the battle lines are drawn

In a cynical, but widely predicted move designed to maximise the distance from May's negative publicity, DB has waited until the very last day possible to defend its trademarking of 'radler', the name of a recognised beer style.

On Friday 10th July, the last day permissible, DB's lawyers, Simpson Grierson, submitted a counterstatement to the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ), registering the brewer's intention to contest the Declaration of Invalidity filed by SOBA's patent attorneys James & Wells Intellectual Property.

What happens now?

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