VIP Products LLC v. Jack Daniel's Properties Incorporated

  1. July 29, 2024

    Trademark Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2024

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a trademark infringement case regarding disgorgement of profits from corporate affiliates, and The Pennsylvania State University is headed to trial against a sports apparel retailer in a case with potentially huge ramifications for merchandise licensing. Here is a look at the trademark cases to watch for the rest of the year.

  2. April 22, 2024

    Jack Daniel's, VIP Hold Firm In Yearslong Dog Toy TM Fight

    Jack Daniel's has told an Arizona federal court that VIP Products LLC's contention that its chewy, poop-themed dog toys in the shape of whiskey bottles do not infringe or dilute Jack Daniel's brand is an old argument, borne from a desire to litigate the case "from scratch" after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected its First Amendment defense last year.

  3. April 11, 2024

    AG Asked To Weigh In On Jack Daniel's TM Dispute

    An Arizona federal judge has certified a constitutional question from VIP Products LLC asking U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland whether the First Amendment supports the Lanham Act provision authorizing injunctive relief in cases of trademark dilution by tarnishment.

  4. February 20, 2024

    Jack Daniel's Asks For Judgment In Chewy Dog Toy TM Fight

    The long-running dispute between Jack Daniel's and a company that made a poop-themed dog toy that parodied the whiskey maker's iconic bottles is back where it began 10 years ago in Arizona federal court, with each side asking for favorable judgments after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the First Amendment does not shield VIP Products LLC from trademark claims.

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