News from DuClaw & Left Hand Brewing via CityPaper:
While Left Hand had products called Sawtooth and Black Jack on the market first, DuClaw’s complaint alleges that, after DuClaw registered its Sawtooth and Black Jack trademarks in 2002, Left Hand’s products of the same name entered the Maryland market. A 2010 letter DuClaw sent to Left Hand, asking it to “cease and desist the use of its current names for its beers Sawtooth and Black Jack” failed “to resolve the dispute,” the lawsuit states. “The significance” of Left Hand “entering into Maryland,” the lawsuit continues, is that DuClaw “is based out of Maryland and after successful and expensive marketing campaigns, its products using the uncontested, registered marks Sawtooth and Black Jack Stout enjoy a strong reputation among Maryland consumers.” 
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