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Copyrights and trademarks, in particular, have seen a lot of limelight this year involving some of the biggest brands and pop culture icons. At the same time, major IP rights questions are erupting around the use of generative AI systems like ChatGPT.
On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that a trademark claim concerning "a squeaky, chewable dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey"...
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.
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.
A trademark can be mocked as long as it is not used to distinguish a product. Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit, ruling that a Bad Spaniels dog toy designed to look like a Jack Daniels liquor bottle did not avoid trademark infringement merely because it was a parody