Jack Daniel's Seeks to Take Dog Toys Battle to Supreme Court
Mike Hobbs, a partner in Troutman Pepper's Intellectual Property Practice Group, was quoted in the November 20, 2020 IP Law News article " Jack Daniel's Seeks to Take Dog Toys Battle to Supreme Court."
Trademark attorney Michael D. Hobbs of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP called such an expansive application of the Rogers test "a dangerous path."
"If a dog chew toy is an expressive work, then pretty much everything is, so I think that's a concern," Hobbs said. "It's a big deal for brand owners."