Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Second Circuit, and ruled that infringer’s profits can be awarded even without a showing of willful infringement. A jury had ruled that Fossil acted in “callous disregard” of...more
4/24/2020
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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
The Supreme Court oral argument in the trademark case Romag v. Fossil provided an entertaining view of what some may consider a dry topic: legislative intent for damages awards in a trademark infringement case. Not to be...more
2/3/2020
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Calculation of Damages ,
Certiorari ,
Lanham Act ,
Oral Argument ,
Romag Fasteners v Fossil ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Willful Infringement