United States Second Circuit

In a suit alleging trademark counterfeiting and infringement, the judgment of the district court in favor of the plaintiff is affirmed, where: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to stay the proceedings pending resolution of criminal prosecutions of the individual defendants; 2) an award of attorney's fees under the Lanham Act at 15 USC section 1117(a) may accompany an award of statutory damages pursuant to 15 USC section 1117(c); and 3) the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding such fees or in setting their amount.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/29/2012
• Published 03/29/2012

Judges

• Sack

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Angelo Rios, Michael J. Allan