A bottle of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey is displayed next to a Bad Spaniels dog toy in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Jack Daniel's has asked the Supreme Court justices to hear its case against the manufacturer of the toy. Photo: Jessica Gresko/AP SCOTUS Asked to Balance First Amendment and Confusion in Jack Daniel's Dispute
The dispute stemmed from a dog toy produced by VIP Products. A lawyer for the Tennessee whiskey label said that the parodist did " too much copying and not enough distinguishing."
March 22, 2023 at 05:00 PM
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The U.S. Supreme Court struggled with questions about the limits of commercial speech and the how the government can burden free expression over nearly an hour and a half of oral arguments Wednesday.
The dispute stemmed from a dog toy produced by VIP Products. The whiskey bottle shaped-chew toy, labeled "Bad Spaniels" and detailed with "the old No. 2" as an ingredient, shares a striking resemblance to the famous Jack Daniel's whiskey bottle.
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