When MillerCoors rebranded its Keystone Light beer as “Stone” the ninth largest craft brewer in the country called foul. Stone brewing of California, makers of beers such as ‘Arrogant Bastard’ filed suit for trademark infringement in 2018. On March 26th the court referred the issue to trail, finding that since both brands are marketed nationally “…a consumer is likely to encounter both within close proximity of the other….”. The dispute will now go to jury trail.
