Attorney Fee Award In Trademark Dispute Partly Upheld On Appeal

Mealey's (March 22, 2019, 1:23 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Although agreeing with a Louisiana federal judge that a prevailing trademark infringement defendant is entitled to reimbursement of its attorney fees under Section 1117 of the Lanham Act, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 21 remanded to the district judge to “reassess” the amount of fees to be awarded (Alliance for Good Government v. Coalition for Better Government, No. 18-30759, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 8511)....