Supreme Court weighs in on Jack Daniel's trademark battle with dog toy company.

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The US Supreme Court heard arguments in a trademark case between Jack Daniel's and a dog toy company that is making money by parodying the whiskey. Jack Daniel's is trying to stop the sale of the dog toy, contending that it infringes on its trademark, confuses consumers, and tarnishes its reputation. The dog toy company, VIP, says it is not infringing on the trademark; it's spoofing it. The justices struggled to reconcile their own previous decisions enforcing the nation's trademark laws and what some of them saw as a potential threat to free speech. No clear sign from justices on how they will rule.
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