Legal fees in trademark lawsuits
TWD v. Grunt Style
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- TWD, LLC has asked the Supreme Court to review whether Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act lets courts in trademark cases add interest for the time before judgment (prejudgment interest). Grunt Style LLC is the opposing business.
- What's at stake
- Whether the law permits this interest award in trademark cases remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act governs relief in most trademark-infringement suits; TWD's petition asks whether that relief can include interest for the time before judgment.
Question presented
Whether Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C.
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the petition. No oral-argument or decision schedule is set while review remains ungranted.
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Sources
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