Supreme Court to Decide Free Speech and Trademark Dispute over Jack Daniel's Dog Toy.

The US Supreme Court is set to hear a trademark dispute case over a dog toy shaped like a Jack Daniel's whiskey bottle. The case will clarify the line between a parody protected by the First Amendment and a trademark-infringing ripoff. Jack Daniel's is appealing a lower court's decision that Phoenix-based VIP Products' "Bad Spaniels" chew toy is an "expressive work" protected by the First Amendment. The ruling will have repercussions extending beyond booze and pet accessories.