LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maker’s Mark Distillery, famous for the distinctive wax seal atop its Kentucky bourbon, is seeing red over what it considers a trademark infringement by some competitors.

A Kentucky Family Business, an Iconic Seal & a Lawsuit Maker’s Mark recently won a decade-long lawsuit in federal court, which decided to protect the brand’s famous red dripping wax. Here’s ...

Ed Reinke/Associated Press “The court considers the red dripping wax seal inherently distinctive, because it is a unique mark used in an unusual way to draw in the consumer,” Judge Heyburn wrote.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has found that the red wax seal on the Maker's Mark bourbon whiskey is protected trade dress. The ruling gave Judge Boyce Martin Jr. an opportunity ...

The dripping red wax seal on a bottle of Maker's Mark bourbon is not only distinctive, it now legally belongs to the Kentucky company. A federal judge issued an injunction Friday preventing a ...

In a federal lawsuit, Maker's claims a red wax-like coating on bottles of the high-end Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia tequila amounts to an improper imitation of the bourbon producer's seal.

Maker's Mark said there is no automation when it comes to the distinctive red wax seal that adorns every bottle of the popular whiskey brand.

Chef Makoto Okuwa’s omakase menu is written like a love letter to sushi. Literally—it’s even got a red wax seal. The heart shows, beginning with seasonal snacks and a pair of hand rolls wrapped with ...

Maker's Mark, an American bourbon company, won a court battle today over its trademark dripping red wax seal.

Tip: For extra authenticity, close the back of the envelopes with a red wax seal and use calligraphy for the mailing addresses. Enchanted dragon egg decor ...

The amount of manual labor that goes into the bourbon making process — from handling the barrels to the bottle’s signature red wax seal — surprised Geneen. For starters, one rule of bourbon ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but an appeals court says a liquor bottle with a red dripping wax seal by any name other than Maker’s Mark would be illegal.