Jack Daniel's Wins Trademark Battle Over Parody Dog Toy in Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Jack Daniel's in a trademark dispute with VIP Products over a parody chew toy resembling the distiller's whiskey bottle. The lower court's ruling that the "Bad Spaniels" vinyl chew toy is an "expressive work" protected by the First Amendment was thrown out. The decision could redefine how the judiciary applies constitutional free speech rights to trademark law. The dispute pitted the whiskey brand's trademark rights against legal protections for creative expression.