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Supreme Court takes shot at trademark fight in Jack Daniel’s case

A bottle of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey is displayed next to a Bad Spaniels dog toy in November 2022 in Arlington, Virginia, the United States [File: Jessica Gresko/AP Photo]

The United States Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case pitting the whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s against a dog accessory company, with implications for the balance between trademark protections and creative expression.

On Wednesday, the nine-justice bench weighed the legal implications of the case, which focused on the sale of a dog chew toy that resembles the whiskey company’s iconic black-label bottle.

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