The Age reports that Australia’s most popular beer Victoria Bitter (VB), has lost its crown to XXXX Gold from Queensland. We take a look at their respective Australian trademarks over the years:
Not surprisingly, the owners of VB (SABMiller’s Australian subsidiary: Foster’s Group Ltd) and XXXX (Kirin Brewing Company’s Australian subsidiary: Lion – Beer, Spirits & Wine Pty Ltd) are prolific trademark filers in Australia.
Here is a sample of their trademarks in Australia over the years (click on an image to enlarge):
| 49851 |
67572 |
| 209009 |
134841 |
| 329999 |
225428 |
| 351105 |
134300 |
| 419529 |
215382 |
| 479813 |
527249 |
| 620997 |
983260 |
| 821870 |
1397241 |
| 1042679 |
1281049 |
| 1094764 |
1100235 |
| 1120097 |
1464107 |
| 1480685 |
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| 1480691 |
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