date:Dec 05, 2012
The Scotch Whiskey Association (SWA), a UK-based organization that promotes, protects and represents the interests of the whiskey trade in Scotland and around the world, has won a trademark battle with New Zealand-based independent liquor chain The Mill Liquor Save Limited (the Mill) over the usage of the name MacGowans.
The Mill applied for the trademark in October 2009 and has been retailing the product from two years. In July 2012, the Assistant Commissioner of Trade Marks granted permission