3rd Circuit Vacates, Remands Damage Award In Trademark Dispute

(April 19, 2017, 11:27 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A decision by a Pennsylvania federal judge to “eschew” statutory damages and award more than $4 million to a trademark plaintiff was an abuse of discretion because “the record was insufficient to approximate actual damages,” the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 18 (Covertech Fabricating Inc. v. TVM Building Products Inc., No. 15-3893, 3rd Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 6588)....