The infamous Mai Tai court case - Tiki Drinks and Food

T TikiTacky Member Joined: Nov 23, 2010 Posts: 1319	T TikiTacky Posted posted on Mon, Oct 7, 2013 4:43 PM On 2013-10-07 15:16, TropicDrinkBoy wrote: It probably wasn't just because they used the name, they probably tried to copyright it (see Vic's quote above, which was published years after the case was settled) when they introduced their copycat product. Trader Vic had to defend his right to the name of his restaurant's signature drink and the interests of his food products company. In preparation for the trial he did produce the testimony of his long time friend Carrie Guild from Tahiti who supposedly named it the night it was invented. [ Edited by: TropicDrinkBoy 2013-10-07 15:24 ] Where are people getting this info? Was it in a book? Newspaper? Word of mouth? Dreams? :wink:

On 2013-10-07 15:16, TropicDrinkBoy wrote:
It probably wasn't just because they used the name, they probably tried to copyright it (see Vic's quote above, which was published years after the case was settled) when they introduced their copycat product. Trader Vic had to defend his right to the name of his restaurant's signature drink and the interests of his food products company.

In preparation for the trial he did produce the testimony of his long time friend Carrie Guild from Tahiti who supposedly named it the night it was invented.

[ Edited by: TropicDrinkBoy 2013-10-07 15:24 ]

Where are people getting this info? Was it in a book? Newspaper? Word of mouth? Dreams? :wink:

Post #695681 by TikiTacky on Mon, Oct 7, 2013 4:43 PM