Brewery Ownership Condition Takes Spotlight In Beer IP Fight

By Kelcey Caulder ( January 30, 2026, 10:55 PM EST) -- SweetWater Brewing Co.'s chief executive officer asked a Georgia federal judge for an early win Friday in a copyright suit brought by the creator of the company's trout logo, taking aim at the claim that SweetWater could only use the artwork as long as the CEO remained the brewery's owner....

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