MANILA, Philippines—After successfully expanding the Beer Below Zero (BBZ) business in Asia Pacific and recently in the United States, BBZ International Inc. is now after the trail of infringers that claim to be BBZ or have the same technology for beer freezing.
To secure BBZ’s exclusive ownership and rights to the trademarks “Beer Below Zero,” “BBZ” and “Beer Below Zero Mark,” BBZ has tapped Jimeno Cope and David Law Firm for legal assistance.
On Dec. 5, 2014, Jimeno Cope and David Law Firm announced through an official notice to the public that “Vigis Ventures International, Inc. (PH), had already successfully patented in its name its beer freezers, both as to Industrial Design and Utility Model, with the office of the Intellectual Property of the Philippines …
“Notice is hereby given to the public that any person or entity who shall use the foregoing Patents and Trademarks without any authority shall be immediately prosecuted before the courts of law and to those who are actually using them at present to immediately cease and desist from doing so,” otherwise a case will be filed against infringers before the Intellectual Property Office and other courts of law, according to the statement.
Violators may face cancellation of business permits if they continue to operate as “BBZ technology” without proper authorization.
With close to 1,500 outlets worldwide, BBZ is scheduled to launch in the Florida coast in March just in time for spring break.
BBZ remains to be a 100 percent Filipino-owned company with no affiliation with any beer brand.
BBZ was founded in 2008 by “beertrepreneurs” Luigi Nunez, Vinson CoSay and Jay-Jay Angala.
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Originally published: 6:11 PM | Monday, January 5th, 2015