4th Circuit Upholds Enhanced Award For DirecTV In Trademark Case

(January 3, 2017, 1:20 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A North Carolina federal judge did not err in rejecting a jury award of $760,000 in favor of a marketing company that had accused DirecTV LLC of violating the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA), the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 29 (Exclaim Marketing LLC v. DirecTV LLC, No. 15-2399, 4th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 23378)....