· 2/22/1977
Brecht v. United States
Citations
- 429 U.S. 1123
- 97 S. Ct. 1160
How courts have described this case
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- 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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