Liner Beer Co., Ltd. was sued by older beer companies based on the Unfair Competition Prevention Act and it is claimed that Liner's product was confusingly similar to beer and Liner was forced in effect to halt sales.
ライナービヤーは既存ビール会社からビールと紛らわしいと不正競争防止法で訴えられ、事実上販売を差し止められた。