Anheuser-Busch Drops Opposition To Natty Greene’s Trademark

From STLToday:

Anheuser-Busch has dropped its opposition to Natty Greene's Brewing Co.'s trademark for the phrase "Natty Greene's."

Natty Greene's, based in Greensboro, N.C., submitted an application in 2013 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the name it's used for over a decade. The brewery and the town where it's based are named after Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene.

A-B, the St. Louis-based U.S. headquarters for A-B InBev,filed an opposition to block the trademark last June, arguing "Natty Greene's" is too similar to its trademarked phrase "Natty Light" and other trademarks it holds for Natural Light beer. Since debuting Natural Light in 1977, A-B argued in its opposition filings that is has spent millions of dollars advertising and promoting its beer using the trademarks.

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