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· 3/3/1925

Brewer v. Claypool

Citations

  • 207 Ky. 629
  • 269 S.W. 747
  • 1925 Ky. LEXIS 151

How courts have described this case

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

  • plaintiff visited retailers “throughout the United States” to “inspect and quarantine counterfeit” products before bringing suit
  • “To establish a claim for common law unfair competition, ‘the plaintiff must state a Lanham Act claim coupled with a showing of bad faith or intent.’”
  • “The sale of counterfeit goods is sufficient use to establish liability.”
  • “[T]he Second Circuit has indicated that a bad faith presumption only attaches to an unfair competition claim if a defendant was at least aware of its use of counterfeits.” (citing Lorillard Tobacco Co., 378 F. Supp. 2d at 456–57)
  • discussing statutory damages for non-willful infringement of registered marks

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Judges: Sampson

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