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Makers Mark retains trademark of its dripping wax seal

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LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- It appears that Maker's Mark will hold on to the trademark on its signature dripping wax seal on its bottles.  A federal appeals court ruled that the Kentucky bourbon maker holds the trademark on the seal.

The decision comes in a case brought by London-based Diageo North America and Casa Cuervo of Mexico, which used a dripping red wax seal on special bottles of its tequila.

In 2010 a federal judge granted Maker's Mark's request for an injunction stopping other liquor companies from using the seal.

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