Fossil Defends Willfulness Standard For Infringer’s Profits Award To High Court

Mealey's (December 20, 2019, 1:09 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a respondent brief filed Nov. 27, Fossil Inc. tells the U.S. Supreme Court that the Lanham Act and long-standing precedent support the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ finding that disgorgement of a trademark infringer’s profits requires proof that the infringement was willful, rather than innocent (Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil Inc., et al., No. 18-1233, U.S. Sup.)....