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Bracewell LLP

A New Way to Pierce the Corporate Veil: Disgorging Profit From Corporate Affiliates

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The US Supreme Court has recently granted certiorari on the issue of whether a corporation can be held liable for the conduct of its affiliate without first satisfying the well-settled standards for piercing the corporate...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

IP Shell Games: Supreme Court to Review Liability of Corporate Affiliates for Trademark Infringement

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In a potential shakeup for corporate liability, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument this year on whether a real estate developer’s corporate affiliates should be responsible for a $46.6 million trademark infringement...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Supreme Court Review of Trademark Infringement and Corporate Separateness under the Lanham Act

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The US Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the 4th Circuit’s damages ruling in Dewberry Engineers v. Dewberry Group, which offers a unique examination of corporate separateness and the protection of trademarks under...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Disgorgement Damages Issue in Trademark Dispute

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Dewberry Engineers Inc. (“Dewberry Engineers”), a prominent engineering firm, has been locked in an on-again, off-again trademark dispute with a real estate development firm called Dewberry Group, Inc. (“Dewberry Group”) for...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

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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Supreme Court May Give Brand Owners an Easier Path to Trademark Damages

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In a case that may have a major impact on trademark litigation across the country, the Supreme Court decided on June 28, 2019 to grant certiorari in Romag Fasteners, Inc., v. Fossil, Inc., et al., in which Romag has asked the...more

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