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Thursday’s decision in Jack Daniel's Properties v. VIP Products firmly rejected the use of the Jack Daniel’s trademarks by a manufacturer selling a line of dog toys that mock various beverage manufacturers. The one at issue here copies numerous elements of the famous Jack Daniel’s bottle. In the wor

Jack Daniels argued the toy, which looks like a bottle of its whiskey but carries the words "Bad Spaniels" on the label, could confuse consumers.

Several police officers outside the Supreme Court building have donned masks as haze from Canadian wildfires has become more noticeable in Washington this morning. Inside, the courtroom is full, with groups of lawyers from three organizations being sworn into the bar: the Christian Legal Society, t

In an unanimous, narrow decision​, the high court sent the trademark dispute back to the lower courts.

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Jack Daniel's and against a company that makes a dog toy shaped like the distiller’s whiskey bottle in…

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a dog toy mimicking the famous Jack Daniel's whiskey bottle might have infringed -- and damaged -- the beverage company's trademark.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled narrowly in favor of Jack Daniel's Products Inc. in a trademark infringement case concerning a dog toy parody.

The case, a trademark dispute, pitted Jack Daniel’s against Bad Spaniels Silly Squeakers, which looks like the distiller’s distinctive bottle and adds potty humor.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday found proof for Jack Daniels in its dispute with a dog accessory company that sold a parody chew toy, distilling the balance between free speech and trademark laws.

Jack Daniels argued the toy, which looks like a bottle of its whiskey but carries the words \