Supports separation of brand lineage from production lineage. Exact holdings should be verified in the cited cases.
Haara follows the O.F.C. and Taylor name through business separation, continued label use, and successive litigation.
The Taylor–Stagg disputes show how a distiller's signature and reputation could remain on whiskey after ownership and operating control changed, forcing courts to distinguish personal authorship, company rights, actual production, and consumer attribution.
Chapter 3, “Bourbon Drives the Development of Trademark and Brand Name Rights” — Taylor–Stagg signature and actual-distiller disputes
Chapter 3, “Bourbon Drives the Development of Trademark and Brand Name Rights” — Taylor–Stagg signature and actual-distiller disputes
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