Brewery sues another over trademarks

PORTLAND, Maine — A Portland-based brewery is suing a Missouri beer-maker over trademark infringement.

The Portland Press Herald reports that Shipyard Brewing Co. filed a federal lawsuit against Columbia Logboat Brewing Co. on Monday.

Shipyard says Logboat’s Shiphead beer infringes on their name as well as their schooner logo and packaging colors. The Maine brewery also contends that Shipyard’s line of fruit beers, which include brews like Pumpkinhead and Applehead, could be confused with a beer bearing the name of Shiphead.

Shipyard is seeking damages from lost profits, money for corrective advertising they bought and an injunction.

Logboat released a statement on Facebook denying the claims.