The Herald bericht: "A RENOWNED whisky distiller has won a David and Goliath battle with the maker of McEwan’s Lager after it took legal action to stop him naming a Scotch after himself.
Jim McEwan, 68, was stunned when the beer giant threatened to derail his plans for a self-titled whisky business on the Isle of Islay where he lives. A master distiller, Mr McEwan is among the whisky world’s best-known figures and has spent 53 years working in the industry. A member of Whisky Magazine’s Hall of Fame, he has won numerous awards throughout his career.
Brewer Charles Wells, which owns the McEwan’s range of Scots beers, objected to Mr McEwan registering his own name as a trademark.The brand’s trademark agents said the application overlapped with their registered trademark “McEwan’s” and people could confuse the two businesses. They said Mr McEwan could benefit from this confusion, and called for his application to be blocked.
Now the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), which rules on trademark disputes, has found in Mr McEwan’s favour after rejecting suggestions the two brands were likely to be mistaken for each other."
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