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

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision Thursday, sided with Jack Daniel’s in a trademark dispute sparked by a poop-themed dog toy, fashioned to look like its iconic whiskey bottle.

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on June 8 against a dog toy maker whose chew toy parodies a ...

The infringement issue is the more substantial. In addressing it, we do not decide whether the threshold inquiry applied in the Court of Appeals is ever warranted. We hold only that it is not appropri...

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.

“This case is about dog toys and whiskey, two items seldom appearing in the same sentence,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in an opinion for the court.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday gave whiskey maker Jack Daniel's reason to raise a glass, handing the company a new chance to win a

The United States Supreme Court has issued four new opinions. In Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski the court held that the provisions

In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled against VIP Products on Thursday, a pet company selling poop-themed products, and in favor of Jack Daniels.

It's not a broad attack on free expression, but Thursday's ruling is certainly a victory for brands that can't take a joke.