Radler beer by style, but not name

[blue rider]

to trademark their "beer like beverage" as Monteith Radler is ok, as all it refers is their beer mixed with lemonade.
However to trademark "Radler" because it means nothing in NZ, what a bunch of arrogant pinheads!

[blue rider]

and to finish of, yes the french call it panache...they also speak french.

[spacemonkey]

The name ‘Radler’ isn’t like 'Pilsner' or 'Lager' which are internationally-recognised style references for beers brewed with defined characteristics

WRONG!!!!
"Radler" is most definitely an internationally recognised style.

DB also trademarked "Saison" a Belgian style of beer.... They dropped that one hoping that doing so would get SOBA off their backs about Radler..... Which was to totally miss the whole point of why SOBA was up in arms over the whole thing.

Seriously do IPONZ people not now how to do something as simple as a a google search???
THEY ALLOWED"Saison" a very widely known and important style of beer to be trademarked as well as Radler.
MORONS!

The problem with this whole thing is that IPONZ is one of the very rare government entities that is not privy to the Ombudsman's office, so to challenge them means going straight to the high court and supreme court with is extremely expensive.... Far more than the average punter can afford at any rate.

[Voltaire]

Back in the day we used to wonder why DB export was called that...as who overseas would want to drink it....
Used to laugh at the bit on the label that said it won some award in a Euro brewing contest in 1968.....
"Get an Export down your neck sport"

[blue rider]

ze next time i go to ze pub, i will polish my wery german accent and order a RADLER or two,
hmmmm wonder what will happen. I usually always order a Shandy....must try it.

[Usarka]

Have the arsestains at DB also paid the IPONZ to trademark the word Black? or Red? or Pilsner?

[MD]

After a lifetime of being a DB drinker, well Monteiths mainly, I wont buy DB again on principle. Stocked up today on Stoke from Nelson.

The loudest message we can send them that they are being prats is a boycott. Nothing hurts a corporate more than falling sales.

I love the irony that this move by DB to crush boutique brewers is having the reverse effect. Ha Ha.

[pete376403]

Discovered Matsons last week, tried their dark (black, whatever its called) very nice. none at pack n save tonight so got some of their classic draught, goes down very nice too.
Guess I'll manage to get by withough DB.