This page was exported from The Rutgers Law Record [ https://lawrecord.com ] Export date:Tue Apr 16 18:15:00 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: Awarding A Plaintiff A Defendant's Profits In Trademark Infringement Actions: Why Courts Should Universally Apply The Bright-Line Rule Requiring Willful Infringement --------------------------------------------------- 48 Rutgers L. Rec. 25 (2020) | WestLaw | LexisNexis | PDF This note seeks to analyze the issue of whether, under Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act, willful infringement should be a prerequisite for an award of an infringer's profits for a violation of Section 43 of the Lanham Act, 15 USC § 1125. This note argues in favor of the bright-line rule requiring that a plaintiff prove willful infringement as a prerequisite for a court to grant the remedy of infringer's profits in instances of trademark infringement arguing a likelihood of confusion. In doing so, this note will consider the legislative intent behind the Act, analysis of relevant precedential case law, and the effective outcome of such a decision. For the purposes of this note, “trademark infringement” is synonymous with a likelihood of confusion action. View the entire article --> --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2020-10-13 09:41:47 Post date GMT: 2020-10-13 16:41:47 Post modified date: 2020-10-13 09:41:51 Post modified date GMT: 2020-10-13 16:41:51 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com