US Supreme Court holds willfulness unnecessary for award of profits in trade mark infringement case
2020 ◽
Vol 15
(7)
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pp. 497-499
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The Us
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Abstract Romag Fasteners, Inc v Fossil, Inc, No 18–1233, --- S.Ct. ----, 2020 WL 1942012 (23 April 2020) On 23 April 2020, the US Supreme Court held that a trade mark infringement plaintiff is not required to prove that a defendant acted ‘willfully’ in order to recover profits as an equitable remedy under section 35(a) of the Federal Trademark Act of 1946 (the ‘Lanham Act’), 15 USC s 1117(a).