Western Diversified Services, Inc. v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc.

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• holding that either actual damages or willful actions will merit the award of disgorgement of profits
• recognizing a court has discretion to reduce or eliminate a profit award in fashioning an equitable remedy to meet the needs of each case
• finding inference of intent to benefit from plaintiff’s goodwill where defendant appropriated two of plaintiff’s identical marks that 17 referred to substantially similar products aimed at the same group of consumers
• award of profits is proper as means to deter willful infringement

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