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Jack Daniels and Bad Spaniels – Exploring the Supreme Court Opinion on Trademark Parody, Fair Use and Expression

Courtney Lytle Sarnow
Courtney Lytle Sarnow | Culhane Meadows Haughian & Walsh PLLC

Courtney Lytle Sarnow is a partner in the Atlanta office of Culhane Meadows and has over twenty-five years of experience in broad-based transactional practice with a specific focus on startup companies, intellectual property and technology.

On-Demand: June 27, 2023

Jack Daniels and Bad Spaniels – Exploring the Supreme Court Opinion on Trademark Parody, Fair Use and Expression

$195.00 1.5 hour CLE

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Program Summary

Join us for a discussion of the latest Supreme Court Trademark opinion, Jack Daniel's Properties Inc. v. VIP Products LLC. Although the Court ostensibly described the opinion as a narrow one, focused on the specific facts at issue, the downstream effects of this opinion and its take on the Rogers Test are likely to be significant for brand protection strategies and parodic works.

The Rogers test, originally established in the 1989 Rogers v. Grimaldi 2d Circuit opinion, has played a crucial role in determining the balance between trademark rights and the protection of protected expression. This seminar will offer analysis of the test, its application in previous cases and its continued relevance in light of the Bad Spaniels opinion. We will explore the significance of the court's narrow interpretation and discuss how it affects the evaluation of trademark infringement and dilution claims, including practical implications for creators, artists, and mark-holders. Also covered will be the potential impact on fair use exemptions going forward.

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • An overview and discussion of the key elements and history of Jack Daniel's Properties Inc. v. VIP Products LLC
  • The Impact of the decision on the application of the Rogers Test
  • The potential effect of the Court’s focus on specific use in parody cases, beyond the opinion’s facially “narrow” scope
  • Best practices for rights-holders and creators of expressive content going forward in the wake of Bad Spaniels

Date: June 27, 2023

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Courtney Sarnow_Culhane Meadows Haughian & Walsh PLLC._FedBarCourtney Lytle Sarnow | Culhane Meadows Haughian & Walsh PLLC

Courtney Lytle Sarnow is a partner in the Atlanta office of Culhane Meadows and has over twenty-five years of experience in broad-based transactional practice with a specific focus on startup companies, intellectual property and technology. She also teaches at Emory University School of Law as an Adjunct professor in Intellectual Property Law and Negotiation Law and is the author of a skills-focused textbook on IP Licensing and an upcoming textbook on Negotiations Techniques.

Agenda

I. An overview and discussion of the key elements and history of Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. v. VIP Products LLC | 2:00pm – 2:30pm

II. The Impact of the decision on the application of the Rogers Test | 2:30pm – 3:00pm

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

III. The potential effect of the Court’s focus on specific use in parody cases, beyond the opinion’s facially “narrow” scope | 3:10pm – 3:25pm

IV. Best practices for rights-holders and creators of expressive content going forward in the wake of Bad Spaniels | 3:25pm – 3:40pm

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