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			<title>Awarding A Plaintiff A Defendant's Profits In Trademark Infringement Actions: Why Courts Should Universally Apply The Bright-Line Rule Requiring Willful Infringement</title>
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			<content-encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color: #666666;">48 Rutgers L. Rec. 25 (2020)</span> | <a href="http://www.westlaw.com/find/default.wl?cite=48+Rutgers+L.+Rec.+25&FindType=F&ForceAction=Y&SV=Full&RS=ITK3.0&VR=1.0" target=_new title="Open In WestLaw">WestLaw</a> | <a href="http://www.lexis.com/xlink?showcidslinks=on&ORIGINATION_CODE=00142&searchtype=get&search=48 Rutgers L. Rec. 25" target=_new title="Open In LexisNexis">LexisNexis</a> | <a href="http://lawrecord.com/files/48_Rutgers_L_Rec_25.pdf" target=_new>PDF</a></span>

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.

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