The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute between Jack Daniel's and a dog toy company that sells chewable 'Bad Spaniels' whiskey bottles.
"It is ironic that America’s leading distiller of whiskey both lacks a sense of humor and does not recognize when it — and everyone else — has had enough," lawyers for VIP Products wrote in their"In the playful parodic tradition that has ranged over a half century [...] VIP put out a chewable dog toy."
"VIP has never sold whiskey or other comestibles, nor has it used 'Jack Daniel’s' in any way . It merely mimicked enough of the iconic bottle that people would get the joke," the filing said.
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