Maker's Mark v. Diageo


Kenyon won a high-stakes battle in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky for Kentucky-based bourbon producer Maker’s Mark in a dispute with Jose Cuervo, the maker of Jose Cuervo Reserva Tequila, and Cuervo's distributor, Diageo North America, concerning the design of Maker’s Mark’s signature red dripping wax seal. This case is now on appeal. Case number 03-civ-93 (ongoing).