Godzilla Beer Lawsuit Settled

Above, the Mecha G suit from Terror of Mechagodzilla. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Toho Co., Ltd. won another one.

This case involved a beer that was named "Mechahopzilla" with an image of a robotic lizard on the can. Toho filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the brewery and it was announced that the two sides settled the case.

The Japan News (Yomiuri Shimbun) reported:

LOS ANGELES (AP)—A New Orleans brewery has agreed to change the name of one of its beers after it was sued by the Japanese company that owns the rights to the movie monster Godzilla. 

Attorneys for Toho Co. announced Wednesday that it had settled a trademark infringement lawsuit with the New Orleans Lager & Ale Brewing Co. 

The deal requires the brewery to change the name of its Mechahopzilla beer by the end of the year.

Above, a close-up of the MechaGodzilla suit. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The brewery will change the name to "Mecha" and still use the robot lizard image. Toho will have to approve the changes.

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