Author: Ronald Mann

OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on June 9, 2023 at 11:20 am The entrance to the Jack Daniel’s distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. (Tarheel1776 via Shutterstock) The decision on Thursday in Jack Daniel’s Properties v. VIP Products strongly denied the use of Jack Daniel’s trademarks by a manufacturer that sells a line of dog toys that mocks various beverage manufacturers. The one in question here copies many elements of the famous Jack Daniel’s bottle. In the words of Justice Elena Kagan: The toy is “about the same size and shape as an ordinary Jack Daniel’s bottle”; The “faux bottle” follows the…