United States First Circuit
Venture Tape Corp. v. McGills Glass Warehouse, 071186
In a Lanham Act claim of liability for infringement of the registered trademarks "Venture Tape" and "Venture Foil", judgment in favor of plaintiff-manufacturer and award of equitable share of defendant-retailer's profits are affirmed where: 1) defendant admitted that his purpose in using the Venture marks was to lure customers to his website; and 2) the profits award was sufficiently substantial to serve the purposes of recovering a "rough measure" of the likely harm incurred, preventing infringer's unjust enrichment, and deterring further infringement, without being unduly large or burdensome.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/28/2008
- Published 08/28/2008
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- United States First Circuit