Legal Opinion
Louis Vuitton S.A. v. Spencer Handbags Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 26, 1985No. Nos. 1038, 1090, Dockets 85-7066, 85-7094PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents for the first time the question of the retroactivity of the treble damages provisions of the new Trademark Counterfeiting Act of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-473, Ch. XV, § 1503(2)(B), 98 Stat. 2178, 2182, (to be codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1117(b)) (Act). The United States District Court for the Eastern District - of New York, Nickerson, J., ruled that the objectives of the Act would not be served by retroactive application of the treble damages requirement and that prospective application of the Act would avoid potential constitutional concerns. 597 F.Supp.…
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