The dripping red wax seal on a bottle of Maker's Mark is not only distinctive, it's now exclusive legal property of the bourbon company. A federal judge on Friday issued an injunction preventing a ...

Several bottles of red wax-sealed Maker's Mark whisky - Scott Olson/Getty Images It's easy to locate bottles of Maker's Mark bourbon on your liquor store's shelves. They're the only ones with red wax ...

In this Wednesday, April 8, 2009 photo, a bottle of Maker's Mark bourbon is dipped in red wax during a tour of the distillery in Loretto, Ky. On Wednesday, May 9, 2012, The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The red wax seal atop a Maker’s Mark bottle makes the bourbon stand out on store shelves. Whether the bourbon company can keep that ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The dripping red wax seal on a bottle of Maker's Mark bourbon is not only distinctive, it now legally belongs to the Kentucky company. A federal judge issued an injunction Friday ...

The actual cost of the red wax seal that dons the cap of each Maker’s Mark bottle is relatively insignificant. But its value is immense. The story goes back to 1954, when T. William “Bill” Samuels Sr.

(AP) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but an appeals court says a liquor bottle with a red dripping wax seal by any name other than Maker's Mark would be illegal. Noting ...

LOUISVILLE — Maker's Mark Distillery, famous for the distinctive wax seal atop its Kentucky bourbon, is suing over what it considers a trademark infringement by some liquor competitors. In a federal ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but an appeals court says a liquor bottle with a red dripping wax seal by any name other than Maker’s Mark would be ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The dripping red wax seal on a bottle of Maker’s Mark bourbon is not only distinctive, it is now the exclusive legal property of the company that makes it. A federal judge on ...

(AP) — The red wax seal atop a Maker's Mark bottle makes the bourbon stand out on store shelves. Whether the bourbon company can keep that distinction is up to a panel of three federal judges. The U.S ...