Legal Opinion
George Basch Co. v. Blue Coral, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 30, 1992No. Nos. 1122, 1304, Dockets 91-9212, 91-9214PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
Along with several issues regarding the particulars of injunctive relief, this case presents the general question of whether, in an action for trade dress infringement, a plaintiff may recover a defendant’s profits without establishing that the defendant engaged in deliberately deceptive conduct. The district court concluded that bad faith was not a necessary predicate for an accounting. We disagree. Accordingly, we hold that in order to justify an award of profits, a plaintiff must establish' that the defendant engaged in willful deception.
BACKGROUND
The George Basch…
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