03/09/2025
Part of the reason Fuller, Smith & Turner continued to thrive throughout history was the sustained good quality of their beers. As the modern age of communications dawned on the company, the brewery assumed a more thoughtful approach to their marketing methods. For example, they took out a patent on the name 'Griffin', originally adopted by Douglas Thompson. Even though years had passed with little comment on the use, eventually a Mr T.P. Griffin objected to the brewery's unrestricted use. To this day, we don't know the reason for the objection, it could have been a Victorian version of compensation culture! This lead to correspondence with the Board of Trade and the appointment of solicitors. By 1892 the matter it was all finally agreed and the trademark of the Griffin Brewery officially came into existence 🍻