Jack Daniel’s Again Seeks Certiorari In Dog Chew Toy Trade Dress Infringement Suit

(August 26, 2022, 12:38 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of a second ruling against it by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a trade dress dispute with a dog toy manufacturer, Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. on Aug. 5 filed its second petition for certiorari in as many years, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to provide guidance on when a humorous item’s use of another’s trademark or trade dress constitutes infringement and when it is protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....