US appellate court tells district court to redo Dyson trademark award
( March 24, 2025, 10:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit said a federal judge in Illinois wrongly discounted reliance by Dyson on the revenues earned by several defaulting defendants in crafting Dyson's trademark infringement award. The plain language of Section 1117(a) of the Lanham Act makes clear that revenue constitutes profit “until the defendant proves otherwise,” US Circuit Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi wrote for a three-judge panel.See attached document....
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