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Dewberry Group, Inc.v.Dewberry Engineers Inc.

CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Docket No.23-900
DecidedFebruary 26, 2025
Reporter604 U.S. 321
JudgesKagan, J.; Roberts, C. J.; Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ.
Tags
Supreme CourtTrademarkLanham ActDamagesCorporate Entities
Case Summary

A trademark plaintiff sought the defendant’s profits from infringement by aggregating profits earned by related corporate entities. The Court held that the Lanham Act’s reference to the “defendant” means the party legally found liable, not every affiliate within a corporate family. Profits of separate entities cannot be included without a basis in the statute and the judgment below required reconsideration.

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