United States Fifth Circuit

Under 15 USC 1117(a) of the Lanham Act, a court should consider the objective merits of the suit when determining whether the losing party acted in good faith.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/17/2002
• Published 01/17/2002

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William J. Abraham,Rick Joseph Abraham (argued), Abraham Law Offices, Columbus, OH, Edward B. McDonough, Jr., Mark Stephen Dube, McDonough & Associates, Houston, TX, for the Amway Distributors Ass'n Council and Internet Services Corp., Robert L. DeJong (argued), Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Grand Rapids, MI, for Ja-Ri Corp.


• For Appellees:
  
• Arthur R. Miller (argued), Harvard University School of Law, Cambridge, MA, John E. Jevicky, Dinsmore & Shohl, Stanley M. Chesley, Fay E. Stilz, Paul Michael DeMarco, Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley, Joseph P. Suarez, The Procter & Gamble Co., Legal Div., Wilbert B. Markovits, Markovits & Greiwe, Cincinnati, OH, Michael T. Gallagher, Gallagher, Lewis, Downey & Kim, Richard A. Sheehy, Sheehy, Serpe & Ware, Houston TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.