High Court Hears Dispute Over Disgorged Infringer’s Profits

Mealey's (January 14, 2020, 3:16 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An attorney for a manufacturer of handbag fasteners on Jan. 14 argued before the U.S. Supreme Courtt hat an innocent trademark infringer can nonetheless be subject to an award of disgorged profits under the Lanham Act and that the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in reaching a contrary conclusion (Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil Inc., et al., No. 18-1233, U.S. Sup.)....