United States Seventh Circuit
WMS Gaming Inc. v. WPC Gaming Prods. Ltd., 07-3585
In a trademark-infringement suit, award of actual damages is reversed and remanded where: 1) plaintiff had clearly requested in its pleadings both actual damages and an equitable accounting of profits, and upon winning a default judgment was entitled to both; and 2) in the absence of evidence from defendant as to the equitable accounting, plaintiff was entitled to all the relief supported by its evidence.
Appellate Information
- Argued 02/25/2008
- Decided 09/08/2008
- Published 09/08/2008
Judges
- WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Theodore H. Davis, Jr. (argued), Kilpatrick Stockton, Atlanta, GA, Douglas N. Masters, Loeb & Loeb, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.