KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A division of Bell’s Brewery in the Upper Peninsula is being sued over allegations of trademark infringement.
In the federal lawsuit, a company called Buck Baits LLC and Anthony M.T. Majewski of Sterling Heights accuse the Upper Hand Brewery of using the “Deer Camp” trademark for an American Lager beer.
Buck Baits says it has been using its “Deer Camp” trademark on a variety of products since 2015, which include coffee.
The lawsuit says the company applied for its trademark to be used for beer on Dec. 2, 2019. That modification is awaiting review by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
According to the lawsuit, Bell’s applied for the “Deer Camp” trademark for the purposes of producing beer and was denied on Jan. 16, 2018 “due to the likelihood of confusion with the Plaintiffs’ existing DEER CAMP mark.”
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