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Supreme Court Curtails Disgorgement in Trademark Infringement Case

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On February 26, 2025, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision limiting the scope of an award of the “defendant’s profits” in trademark infringement suits under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1117(a), to only those...more

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Highlights of China’s Supreme Court’s new Interpretation on punitive damages in IP cases

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The new Interpretation provides flesh to the bare bones of the provisions on punitive damages contained in China’s specific IP laws, which largely omit details on their specific application....more

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Supreme Court Holds that Willfulness is Not Required for Disgorgement of Profits Under the Lanham Act

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Under Section 1117(a) of the Trademark Act, courts may award the plaintiff's lost profits or the defendant's profits resulting from a violation of the statute. The Supreme Court decided today that while a defendant's mental...more

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Romag v. Fossil: is “willfulness” the “principle of equity” or the “big kahuna,” or is this all “much ado about nothing”?

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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

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Update on Oral Argument in Romag: Supreme Court Considers Whether Willfulness is Required to Disgorge a Defendant’s Profits under...

Last summer, we covered the Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari in Romag Fasteners v. Fossil in order to decide whether § 1117(a) of the Lanham Act requires that a plaintiff make a showing of willfulness in order to...more

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Supreme Court to Consider Profit Disgorgement in Trademark Cases

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The Supreme Court of the United States granted writ of certiorari to consider the issue of profit disgorgement under 15 USC § 1117(a). Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., et al., Case No. 18-1233 (S. Ct. June 28, 2019)....more

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Supreme Court to Settle Standard for Obtaining Trademark Infringer’s Profits

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Trademark infringement plaintiffs have long argued that because actual damages in trademark infringement cases are often difficult to measure, receiving a cut of an infringer’s profits is in many cases the only meaningful...more

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Supreme Court Decision Will Have Huge Economic Impact On Trademark Infringement Damages

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The Supreme Court has agreed to resolve a circuit split over when a court can order the payment of an infringer’s profits to a successful plaintiff as a measure of damages. The matter comes to the Supreme Court as an appeal...more

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Supreme Court to Decide Two Trademark Cases

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The Supreme Court of the United States recently granted certiorari in two trademark cases. In Romag Fasteners v. Fossil, the Court will consider whether courts can order trademark infringers to disgorge their profits without...more

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SCOTUS to Decide Whether the Lanham Act Requires Proof of Willfulness for Disgorgement of Profits

On Friday, June 28, 2019, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc. to decide whether a showing of willfulness is necessary to obtain a defendant’s profits under the Lanham Act....more

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Trademark Owner Must Prove Willful Infringement to Obtain an Infringer's Profits

Under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), trademark holder who proves infringement may receive as damages an award of profits “subject to the principles of equity.” This phrase has divided the circuit courts going back several decades, with...more

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Will SCOTUS Resolve the Circuit Split on Key Trademark Damages Issue?

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A petition for writ of certiorari pending before the U.S. Supreme Court asks the Court to decide whether a plaintiff must prove willful infringement to obtain an award of a trademark infringer’s profits for a violation of 15...more

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SIC se pronuncia sobre infracciones al Régimen de Propiedad Industrial - La entidad adopta postura sobre la indemnización de daños...

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Mediante Sentencia reciente de diciembre de 2018, la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) ha actualizado su postura en materia de indemnización de perjuicios frente a vulneraciones al Régimen Común sobre Propiedad...more

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SIC Issues Pronouncement With Regard to Infringement of Industrial Property Regime - Colombia Entity Clarifies Position on...

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By means of recent Judicial Order of December 2018, Colombia's Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) has clarified its position regarding indemnification of damages for violations perpetuated against the Industrial...more

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Top 10 Highlights of Canadian IP Law and Practice in 2017

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2017 was a year of significant developments to Canadian IP law and practice, with important court decisions and numerous legislative amendments. We have taken the opportunity to review the top 10 highlights from the past...more

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