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January 12, 2024
A 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the reach of U.S. trademark law outside of the country could lead to further litigation by trademark holders looking to push back on those boundaries...
October 19, 2023
Seeing an opportunity to capitalize on comedic freedom of speech and parodistic liberties (think Weird Al Yankovic and Aqua’s Barbie Girl hit song), a pet toy maker decided to create a...
August 4, 2023
The intersection of free speech and private business branding is once again in front of the Supreme Court of the United States. On June 5th, the Supreme Court decided to hear Vidal v....
July 6, 2023
To read the headlines of many media and legal news articles reporting on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in VIP Products, LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc., you’d think that the...
June 23, 2023
The Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on June 8 in Jack Daniel's Properties v. VIP Products LLC, __ US __ (2023), a victory for Jack Daniel's in a battle over whether a dog toy...
June 17, 2023
Jack Daniel v. VIP Products the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that a trademark claim concerning dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey does not receive special First Amendment treatment.
June 17, 2023
Vidal v. Elster, Supreme Court case about the attempted Trademark Registration of TRUMP TOO SMALL refusal of PTO register TRUMP TOO SMALL trademark containing another persons name violates the Free Speech Clause First Amendment trademark criticizes a government official or public figure
June 14, 2023
On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, 599 U.S. ---, 2023 WL 3872519, reversing VIP Products’ victory in a...
June 13, 2023
On June 8, 2023, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products that confirms limits on the scope of parody defenses...
June 13, 2023
Today, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment will not protect an infringers' use of a confusingly similar trademark for its goods – even if it is a humorous parody.