United States Fourth Circuit

In suit by architectural firm for copyright infringement for defendant's use of plaintiff firm's architectural plans, damage award for plaintiff, but no award of disgorgement of profits, and denial of injunctive relief by court, is vacated as to the portions of the court's order denying injunctive relief and remanded for the limited purpose of reconsidering other equitable relief, such as an order requiring defendant to destroy the infringing plans or return them to plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/24/2006
• Decided 07/05/2007
• Published 07/05/2007

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Louis K. Bonham, Osha & Liang, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, for Appellant.  W. Thad Adams, III, Adams & Evans, P.A., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Albert P. Allan, Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Matthew J. Ladenheim, Kathryn A. Gromlovits, Adams & Evans, P.A., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.  Wallace K. Lightsey, Frank S. Holleman, III, Troy A. Tessier, Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, P.A., Greenville, South Carolina, for Amici Supporting Appellant.