Sixth Circuit· 12/3/1997

U.S. Structures, Incorporated, a Foreign Corporation v. J.P. Structures, Incorporated, a Michigan Corporation, and Joseph J. Pilat

Citations

130 F.3d 1185
45 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1027
1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 34016
1997 F. App'x 0354P

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explaining that remand is appropriate where the district court “provides no elaboration and makes no finding that the hours expended were reasonable, or that the hourly rates were customary”
finding that the district court “did not err in computing damages as an amount equal to four times actual damages,” but not addressing or requiring a showing of willfulness before a plaintiff is entitled to recover enhanced damages
finding the district court’s reliance on a summary that lists the number of hours [plaintiffs’] attorneys worked on various stages of the case, the hourly rate charged for each attorney, and a total amount incurred was not appropriate
“under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), attorneys’ fees are recoverable only for work performed in connection with claims filed under the Lanham Act”
“With regard to the award of attorneys’ fees, the court found that defendants’ infringement was ‘willful, deliberate, and intentional.’ ”
ʺ[U]nder 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), attorneysʹ fees are recoverable only for work performed in connection with claims filed under the Lanham Act.ʺ

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Judges: Kennedy, Contie, Norris

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