➡️Recently, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute between the whiskey manufacturer Jack Daniels (Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc.) and a dog toy company (VIP Products LLC) that sells a chew dog with the appearance of a whiskey bottle similar to Jack Daniel’s, otherwise called “Bad Spaniels”.

Some of the features on the chew toy, where the name Jack Daniel’s is replaced with “Bad Spaniels”, the words “Old No. 7 brand” and “Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey” are replaced with “The Old No. 2 on Your Tennessee Carpet” and on the Jack Daniel’s bottle 40% alcohol by volume is replaced with “43% Poo by Vol.” and “100% Smelly.”

VIP Products LLC has raised the defence of parody and the legal issue here would be whether parody of a company’s brand/trademark is allowed under US trademark law. The case is expected to be heard in February or March 2023.

Sources: https://www.scotusblog.com/…/justices-fetch-new-case…/