Decision clarifies prior conflicting authority and holds that willfulness is not a prerequisite to recovering an infringer’s profits.
Key Points:
..A finding of willfulness is not a prerequisite to a disgorgement of...more
5/6/2020
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§ 1125(c) ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
Charge-Filing Preconditions ,
Compensatory Awards ,
Dilution ,
Lanham Act ,
Lost Profits ,
Remand ,
Remedies ,
Romag Fasteners v Fossil ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Vacated ,
Willful Infringement
Ninth Circuit joins growing trend in circuit courts, which has practical implications for trademark litigants on both sides.
Two years have passed since the US Supreme Court added some teeth to the Patent Act’s...more
Federal judge requires parties challenging decisions of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to pay the government’s attorney’s fees
In a matter of first impression, a Virginia District Court recently ruled that the...more