USITC judge recommends ban on Stella Artois draught system
A US International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has recommended issuing an exclusion order against Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev, after finding that the Belgium-headquartered brewer infringed a Heineken patent related to the storage of beer in kegs.
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12 March 2020 Heineken has prevailed in its patent dispute with global brewer AB InBev, after US trade officials yesterday, March 12, barred the Belgian company from importing beer dispensers found to infringe Heineken’s patents.
30 August 2018 The US International Trade Commission has agreed to launch an investigation into drinks multinational Anheuser-Busch InBev over methods for dispensing beer.
1 June 2018 The US International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into Heineken’s methods for storing beer after the company was accused of patent infringement.