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Mason County fiscal court backs Old Pogue in ‘birthplace of bourbon’ trademark dispute

2682437 · March 11, 2025
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Mason County Fiscal Court adopted a resolution opposing a Woodford County trademark for the phrase “birthplace of bourbon” and signaled willingness to join legal petitions to cancel or oppose the registration.

Mason County Fiscal Court voted on March 11 to support Old Pogue Distillery and other local stakeholders opposing a Woodford County trademark for the phrase “birthplace of bourbon.”

Caitlin Bailey, Mason County tourism staff, told the court the tourism office and local distillers have tracked Woodford County’s trademark filing and that Old Pogue and other stakeholders have moved to file a petition to cancel the registration. Bailey…

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