Thunder Road Brewery

Court rules on Pacific Ale appeal

March 9, 2018 by James Atkinson

The Full Federal Court today ruled on Stone & Wood’s appeal of an earlier decision clearing Thunder Road’s use of the name ‘Pacific Ale’ on a rival beer.

Pacific Ale: Round three to Stone & Wood

August 4, 2017 by James Atkinson

Stone & Wood can proceed to register the trade mark ‘Pacific Ale’ after Thunder Road failed to establish either of its grounds of opposition in a hearing before the Australian Trade Marks Office.

Pacific Ale disputes rumble on

February 28, 2017 by James Atkinson

AB InBev looks on solid footing to challenge any future usage of the word ‘Pacific’ by brewers, regardless of the outcome of trade mark battles between Stone & Wood and Thunder Road.

Court to hear Pacific Ale appeal

December 9, 2016 by James Atkinson

Stone & Wood has appealed the court ruling on its Pacific Ale trade mark infringement claim against Thunder Road, with a new hearing set down for 2017.

Pacific Ale court hearings conclude

April 18, 2016 by James Atkinson

The Federal Court on Friday heard closing submissions from Stone & Wood and Thunder Road in the ‘Pacific Ale’ intellectual property dispute.

Court to hear ‘Pacific Ale’ dispute

January 15, 2016 by James Atkinson

The Federal Court has allocated five days in April to hear Stone & Wood’s dispute with subsidiaries of Melbourne brewer Thunder Road over the Pacific Ale trade mark.

Thunder Road in US collaboration

May 15, 2015 by Media Release

Philip Withers, CEO, Thunder Road Brewing Company and Steve Crandall, President, Devils Backbone Brewing Company announced today that Jason Oliver, Brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Company, has been selected to join the company from a highly competitive field of brewers in Thunder Road’s World Brewer’s Invitational. Oliver and Cox will jointly lead the collaboration program and develop a series of… Read more →