Supreme Court to Decide Jack Daniel's Trademark Lawsuit Over Dog Toy.
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Jack Daniel's has taken a trademark lawsuit against VIP Products, the maker of a dog toy that parodies the whiskey bottle. The US Supreme Court must decide whether the "Bad Spaniels" vinyl chew toy is an "expressive work" protected by the First Amendment or whether it infringes on Jack Daniel's trademark rights. The toy has the same shape as the whiskey bottle with a label that reads "The Old No. 2 on Your Tennessee Carpet" and jokes it's "43% Poo by Vol" and "100% Smelly." A decision is expected in June.
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