In Trademark Case, Panel Undoes Injunction Barring Dog Toy Sales

Mealey's (April 2, 2020, 1:30 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Although agreeing with an Arizona federal judge’s determination that the Jack Daniel’s trademark and related bottle design trade dress are valid, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 31 reversed findings that the trademark and trade dress are infringed and diluted by a squeaking dog toy in the shape of a liquor bottle (VIP Products LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc., No. 18-16012, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 10037)....