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“While this case focused on silly dog toys, the issue of trademark infringement is very serious and this unanimous ruling is a big win for brand owners working hard to responsibly market their products,” said Courtney Armour, Chief Legal Officer, Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. “The justices fully

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled VIP Products' squeaky, chewable dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey both infringed and diluted the Jack Daniel's trademarks.   The fact the dog toy wasn't an exact replica of the Tennessee whiskey&

Sean "Diddy" Combs, the Black rapper, producer and entrepreneur, sued Diageo, saying the company didn't make promised investments in his tequila and vodka brands and treated them as inferior "urban" products. Combs said he will seek "billions" of dollars in damages in

Contract manufacturing, or co-packing, and alternating proprietorship arrangements between properly permitted industry members are legal in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue ruled. The ruling was a reversal of an earlier decision which had held these agreements were prohibited by state law.  This petition for declaratory judgment was the first

The notice was posted on its website.  The company, which had offered to store up to 500 bottles for free in its "secure Napa Valley cellar" and to ship 12-bottle cases for free attributed the closure to "recent market headwinds, and an inability to secure follow-on financing

Sonoma RSA Inc., a Napa engineering firm, alleges Susan Boswell, owner of Chateau Boswell stopped paying the firm in March 2022.  The suit is for $110,000 “direct, contract damages, including interest charges,” according to the complaint, filed in Napa County Superior Court. The lawsuit was first reported by Wine

Cafe Agave Inc., a San Diego alcoholic coffee drink company, sued Crown Valley Winery, alleging Crown Valley contaminated a large amount of Cafe Agave's product.  It says Crown Valley had a contract to can some of Cafe Agave's product. The suit says the contamination forced Cafe

When VIP Products created a dog toy that copies Jack Daniel's trademark and trade dress and associates it with dog poop, it did "too much copying and not enough distinguishing," Lisa S. Blatt, an attorney representing Jack Daniel's told the Supreme Court Wednesday (3/

Divorces often get nasty, and the breakup of the long-term relationship between Sazerac Co. and Republic National Distributing Co. appears to fit that mold exactly. The parties have gone to court. RNDC says the lawsuit represents "the culmination of a scheme that Sazerac put into motion long before it

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case in which Jack Daniel's Properties, a unit of Brown Forman that owns the intellectual property of Jack Daniels, is seeking to halt VIP Products from producing a dog toy that closely resembles a bottle of Jack