Christine Haight Farley to Weigh in on Supreme Court Decision in Jack Daniel's Properties Inc. v. VIP Prods. L.L.C.
July 24, 2023
PIJIP Faculty Co-Director Christine Haight Farley will participate in Strafford webinar Trademarks, Parody, and the First Amendment: Guidance from the Supreme Court's Jack Daniel's Decision tomorrow July 25th from 1 pm to 2:30 pm EDT.
The Supreme Court in Jack Daniel's Properties Inc. v. VIP Prods. L.L.C. vacated the Ninth Circuit's decision and concluded that VIP products designed to look like Jack Daniel's whiskey were not a trademark violation under the Lanham Act's likelihood of confusion analysis. The Lanham Act is a 1946 federal statute that seeks to protect the owner of an already federally registered trademark from the use of similar trademarks likely to cause consumer confusion or trademark dilution.
Christine Haight Farley is a Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law. She specializes in information law and teaches courses on contract law, intellectual property, advertising law, and art law. Her current research focuses on branding in the age of data-driven advertising and the over-protection of design. She serves as Co-Faculty Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property and previously served as Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs.