Landry’s Mogul Fighting Distiller Over Trademark and Home Court

May 26, 2023, 5:43 PM UTC

Billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta is locked in a trademark court battle with a small Texas distillery that makes craft bourbons under its owner’s last name, which happens to be the same as his sprawling Landry’s LLC hospitality and entertainment empire.

Houston-based Landry’s LLC originally filed suit against Austin-based Landry Distilling Inc. in Texas state court in Houston, claiming that the sale of spirits bearing the Landry name would lead to consumer confusion and assumption of a link to the conglomerate, known as much for its more than 600 restaurants and hotels as for owning the Golden Nugget casinos and the ...

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