From Cleveland Scene:
One of the signature beers from Akron's Thirsty Dog Brewing Company is its delicious porter "Old Leghumper," sold in bottles with a label design of a black lab looking up at legs of three women wearing skirts and high heels. That fantastic beer name was trademarked by the brewery more than 15 years ago.
A few years back, a similarly-named brewery popped up in Arizona and started selling a similarly-named beer with a similarly-designed label. In a trademark lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday, Thirsty Dog's lawyers say it's no random coincidence: they say Scottsdale, Arizona-based Sleepy Dog Brewery's "Leg Humper" willfully and intentionally imitated Thirsty Dog's "Old Leghumper," violating their up-to-date trademark on it. 
According to its website, Sleepy Dog opened up in 2009 and started brewing and wholesaling their craft beer throughout Arizona. The complaint says Thirsty Dog raised the issue with Sleepy dog about the beer name back in July 2011. But nothing changed, they are still selling it.
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