Samuel Koenig

Samuel Koenig

Samuel Koenig is a student at Harvard Law School and a summer law clerk at Keker, Van Nest & Peters.

Who’s Laughing Now? Trademark, Parody Products, and the First Amendment
July 18, 2023 at 11:39 pm

Everyone loves parody products, those clever almost-branded gifts that draw in a customer, whether online or in a brick-and-mortar store.  Everyone, that is, except the trademark owner. In a recent trademark case, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for big brands to enforce their trademarks against joke products. The case involved Silly Squeakers, a…