Controversies
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2020
Systembolaget files proceedings against Vivino
Lawsuit filed
In 2020, Systembolaget initiated legal proceedings against Vivino at the patent and market court in Stockholm. The Swedish alcohol monopoly alleged that Vivino's sale and marketing of alcoholic drinks to Swedish consumers violated the Alcohol Act. Vivino responded that it was reviewing the arguments with legal counsel and maintained that the claim was misguided. The dispute concerned the application of Swedish alcohol regulations to Vivino's sale and marketing activities directed at consumers in Sweden.
Source excerpt
we are reviewing the arguments with our legal counsel making it still too early to comment in detail.
Vivino’s sale of alcoholic drinks is in violation of the Alcohol Act and is illegal.
We remain confident that the claim about us overstepping Swedish law is misguided.