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Puerto Rico judge dismisses trademark case per SCOTUS ruling in Jack Daniel’s

By Melissa Ritti ( March 10, 2025, 18:05 GMT | Insight) -- There is no likelihood a reasonable consumer would be confused by Solar Now’s billboards and social media posts mocking its competitor in the Puerto Rico solar energy market, a federal judge there has ruled. “Even if” plaintiff Windmar PV’s trademarks qualify as “famous,” the court said, under binding US Supreme Court precedent in Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products “it is abundantly clear that Plaintiff is the subject of Solar Now’s joke” — making Solar Now’s parodic use of Windmar trademarks nonactionable under the Lanham Act.A 2023 decision by the US Supreme Court in a dispute over a squeaky dog toy has emerged as a deciding factor in a dispute over a tiny windmill....

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