Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Jack Daniel's Over Dog Toy in Trademark Dispute https://politicaliq.com/2023/06/08/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-jack-daniels-over-dog-toy-in-trademark-dispute/ #SupremeCourt #JackDaniels #trademark #BadSpaniels #ElenaKagan #FirstAmendment #politicaliq #news #politics

Thurs 3/23 - Jack Daniels is not Bad Spaniels, FTC Click to Cancel, Amazon Labor and Beirut Bombing Case

In today’s episode (@gina hosting) we have Jack Daniels not wanting to be confused for Bad Spaniels, FTC arguing for “click to cancel,” Amazon labor misdeeds and a case involving the 1983 Beirut bombing.

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/thurs-323-jack-daniels-is-not-bad

#law #amazon #badspaniels #lawfedi

#badspaniels I wonder if anybody else is comforted by the fact that 1/3 of our government the - the #SCOTS- is occupied with something as stupid as a parity problem in Trademark infringement.
#sleepbetter knowing that, I will.
#shame on Patagonia for joining Jack Daniel’s y’all should get it.

#SupremeCourt Hears Case of Whiskey Maker Versus Doggie Chew Toy https://politicaliq.com/2023/03/22/supreme-court-hears-case-of-whiskey-maker-versus-doggie-chew-toy/ #JackDaniels #BadSpaniels #Trademarks #politicaliq #news #politics

This case would drive any First Amendment lawyer to drink. Too bad they will accidentally buy a dog toy instead...?

#BadSpaniels

The three amici briefs I recommended in my blog preview were the three that got mentioned in the interesting and amusing oral arguments this morning. Just sayin... #BadSpaniels #scotus

Justice Kagan: a dog toy is a purely utilitarian good (not speech)
I’m not sure why she doesn’t get that some thing useful can be two things. #BadSpaniels

Justice Gorsuch: if you win, why do you care how you win
Justice Kagan: for me, you still have to fight against a loss #BadSpaniels

Justices seem concerned about whether the Rogers test is the right test to protect speech concerns. #BadSpaniels

Justice Alito: You seem very unconcerned with the #FreeSpeech effects of your argument #BadSpaniels

Justice Kagan turning to the costs of survey evidence for the confusion test & whether it makes Rogers test is necessary to protect #FreeSpeech #BadSpaniels

RT @lexlanham
"it's exactly this toy, which purportedly contains dog excrement or urine"

we have gone way off the rails folks

#badspaniels

(By the way, that’s not the definition of property) #BadSpaniels

Justice Gorsuch is trying to save Blatt from her argument #BadSpaniels

Blatt: the definition of property is that it’s going to infringe on someone’s speech #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud #BadSpaniels

(By the way, that’s not the definition of property, unless you’re trying to turn property into a trump card against every other right)

Lisa Blatt’s response ( paraphrased): The average consumer is a lot stupider than you, they might think this is put out by Jack Daniels #BadSpaniels

Justice Alito (?) Could any reasonable person think that Jack Daniels produced this toy? #BadSpaniels

Between this stupidity (#parody is #freespeech, after all) and the black mold its new barrel houses are (allegedly) causing all over town, you've got to ask what bright bulb is running #JackDaniels' reputation straight into the ground:

Jack Daniel's tells Supreme Court its brand is harmed by dog toy #BadSpaniels https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1162692739/supreme-court-jack-daniels
>The whiskey maker argues that the toy named Bad Spaniel infringes on its trademark, confuses consumers and tarnishes its reputation.

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 #Dog lovers will love this! How is this in the #SupremeCourt‽ #BadSpaniels

“The toy, shaped and decorated like a Jack Daniel's bottle, features a spaniel and the name "Bad Spaniels" on the label instead of the iconic Jack Daniel's name. And instead of promising 40% alcohol by volume, it promises "43% poo by volume, 100% smelly."

👉🏾 Jack Daniel's wants Supreme Court to save its good name from a chewy dog toy https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1162692739/supreme-court-jack-daniels

Everyone is buzzing about the amicus brief with 45 connect-the-dot famous trademark drawings.

The drawings are fun: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-148/255412/20230223142237872_Supreme%20Court%20Amicus%20Brief%20pdfA.pdf

But the conceit of the brief is an offer to list each Justice and law clerk's work for sale “on a consignment basis.” There are 45 signature lines, prepaid stamps, and preprinted addresses.

Let's just say that filing a brief that proposes a monetary transaction with each Justice and law clerk, by name, is... not something I'd do.

#BadSpaniels #appellate