Stone Brewing Awarded $56 Million in MillerCoors Trademark Row

Craft beer company Stone Brewing Co. was awarded $56 million in damages by a San Diego jury in a federal trademark infringement case against beer conglomerate MillerCoors over its rebranded Keystone Light economy beer.

The eight-person jury found MillerCoors’ infringement wasn’t willful. Stone Brewing attorney Noah Hagey confirmed the jury’s holding and the damages amount.

The Friday verdict caps off a years-long battle over whether MillerCoors, which is now known as Molson Coors, used the craft brewery’s trademarked “stone” logo to market its rebranded Keystone beer, causing consumer confusion.

MillerCoors changed the design of its Keystone Light beer in 2017 ...