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· 2/22/1977

Brecht v. United States

Citations

  • 429 U.S. 1123
  • 97 S. Ct. 1160

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that where sales of an infringing product deprive the plaintiff “of profits rightfully belonging to it, it can recover those … lost profits in a damages judgment at the conclusion of the lawsuit”
  • “[T]he infringement of a trademark is not a proper self-help remedy for a breach of 16 contract.”

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Judges: Certiorari, Stewart

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