•Diageo has been prohibited from using the name of New York City's Explorers Club for a line of Johnnie Walker whisky by a New York state judge. In March, the club filed a lawsuit in state court against the company asserting that its Johnnie Walker Explorers Club Collection, launched in 2012, implied a relationship with the club. Judge Charles E. Ramos yesterday granted The Explorers Club its petition for a permanent injunction over the claim. According to the petitioners, the Scotch line, which retails for $43-$159 a liter, has generated $50 million in revenue. The club also filed a pending trademark infringement suit in a New York federal court seeking damages and opposed registration at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board this month. The lawsuit filed with the state seeks only an injunction and not monetary damages. Diageo is seeking to stay the injunction while it appeals.