CSPAN3 Justices July 6, 2024
This case involves a dog toy that copies jack daniels trademark and associates its whiskey. After a fourday trial the District Court found infringeme and delusion. They erroneously reversed the holdings. As to infringent the circuit didnt find the likelihood of confusion. It instead reversed by applying an exception to the act that the Second Circuit in rogers versus grimaldi invented. Under rogers inexpressive work is allowed to confuse asong as the use is relevant and not exicly misleading. But the act has no exception for expressive works. Itar using marks for any goods when liky to cause c...