Judge Upholds State's Alamo Trademark
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that as the owner of the Alamo, the state of Texas also owns the shrine's image and can challenge those who use its likeness.
The San Antonio Express-News reports the judge signed a court order Thursday restricting two beer makers from using images the Texas General Land Office said infringed on the state's Alamo trademark.
Last year, Alamo Beer Company of San Antonio filed a lawsuit against Old 300 Brewing, which operates as Texian Brewing in Richmond, claiming trademark infringement occurred with the use of the Alamo on products and promotional materials. The Land Office intervened leading to the ruling.
The court order permanently enjoins and restrains the companies from using "any other mark or name confusingly similar" to those trademarked by the state.
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