ARE Trademark Law Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Ninth Circuit’s Decision and Rules that Likelihood of Confusion Test Must Be Applied to Dog Toy Parody in Jack Daniel’s Case

On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, No. 22-148, 599 U.S. ___ (2023), unanimously vacating and remanding the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision that VIP’s BAD SPANIELS dog toys neither infringe nor dilute Jack Daniel’s trademark and trade dress rights in its […]