Dog Toy Firm To High Court: Jack Daniel’s Lacks Sense Of Humor In Trademark Row

Mealey's (October 20, 2022, 9:23 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals correctly found that a dog toy at the heart of a trademark tarnishment lawsuit is a parody of a Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle that is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the toy maker tells the U.S. Supreme Court in a brief opposing Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc.’s petition for certiorari....