JACK DANIEL'S PROPERTIES, INC. v. VIP PRODUCTS LLC

No. 22-148.

143 S.Ct. 1578 (2023)

JACK DANIEL'S PROPERTIES, INC., Petitioner, v. VIP PRODUCTS LLC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 8, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa S. Blatt , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Matthew Guarnieri , for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting petitioner.

Bennett E. Cooper , Phoenix, AZ, for Respondent.

Isaac S. Crum , Messner Reeves LLP, Phoenix, AZ, Lisa S. Blatt , Counsel of Record, Amy Mason Saharia , Matthew B. Nicholson , Alexander Gazikas , Claire R. Cahill , Natalie A. Komrovsky , Rohit P. Asirvatham , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Bennett Evan Cooper , Counsel of Record, David G. Bray , Fredric D. Bellamy , Vail C. Cloar , Dickinson Wright PLLC, Phoenix, AZ, for Respondent.


This case is about dog toys and whiskey, two items seldom appearing in the same sentence. Respondent VIP Products makes a squeaky, chewable dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey. Though not entirely. On the toy, for example, the words "Jack Daniel's" become "Bad Spaniels...

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