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The crowds were out last week at the U.S. Supreme Court for oral argument in the unique trademark case of Jack Daniel's Properties v. VIP Products involving a dog chew toy in the shape of a Jack Daniel's bottle...
The US Supreme Court debated whether a dog toy company potentially infringed upon the trademark of Jack Daniel’s by marketing a dog toy that parodies the distiller’s product. Kentucky-based Jack Daniel’s Properties sued Phoenix-based VIP Products for creating a vinyl chew toy named Bad Spaniels that looks like Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle and with similar promotional
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As expected, Wednesday’s argument in Jack Daniel's Properties v VIP Products showcased the justices grappling with line-drawing. At issue in the case was how First Amendment trademark principles should apply to a dog toy that pokes fun at Jack Daniel’s whiskey – a toy the size and shape of a Jack Da
It is fair to expect Wednesday’s arguments in Jack Daniel’s Properties v. VIP Products to be heated, as the justices consider the possibility that protection for parodies requires an exception to traditional trademark protections.