Stone Brewing Co., LLC v. Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 30 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STONE BREWING CO., LLC, No. 23-3142 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:18-cv-00331-BEN-MDD v. MEMORANDUM*

MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE

COMPANY USA LLC,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Roger T. Benitez, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 19, 2024 San Jose, California

Before: GRABER, FRIEDLAND, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

Molson Coors Beverage Company appeals a variety of rulings from the

district court after a jury awarded $56 million to Stone Brewing Company for

trademark violation under the Lanham Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C

§ 1291 and affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. 1. Molson Coors first appeals the district court’s determination that laches

does not bar Stone Brewing’s Lanham Act claims. The duration of the…