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Supreme Court IP Series: Romag Fasteners v. Fossil, Inc.

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U.S. Supreme Court Building

January 14, 2020
5:00pm | Room NT-01
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American University Washington College of Law regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. These events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court. 

ISSUE:

Whether, under Section 35 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), willful infringement is a prerequisite for an award of an infringer’s profits for a violation of Section 43(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a).

UPDATE:

Decision: April 23, 2020
Argument: TranscriptAudio

All briefs available on SCOTUSblog: Romag Fasteners v. Fossil, Inc.