The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that plaintiff could not recover defendant’s profits garnered from its trademark infringement because the jury found no willful infringement by defendant. In Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., No.14-1856 (Fed. Cir. 2016) … [Read more...] about Willful Infringement Required to Recover Profits for Trademark Infringement
First Circuit Finds $22,500 Is A Fair Amount Of Statutory Damages For Each Willful Copyright Infringement
The First Circuit affirmed a $675,000 statutory damages award for copyright infringement, finding no violation of the defendant’s right to due process. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al. v. Tenenbaum, Case No. 12-2146 (1st Cir. June 25, 2013) (available here). Sony sued … [Read more...] about First Circuit Finds $22,500 Is A Fair Amount Of Statutory Damages For Each Willful Copyright Infringement
Willfulness for Patent Infringement, Appealing JMOL Orders and Clear and Convincing Proof of Invalidity
The recent Federal Circuit Court of Appeals case, Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., Case No. 2010-1035, Jan. 4, 2011 (Fed. Cir. 2011)(available here), presented the Court’s view on a number of topics which several blog entries will cover. The topics include (a) the rejection … [Read more...] about Willfulness for Patent Infringement, Appealing JMOL Orders and Clear and Convincing Proof of Invalidity
