Category: Legal References

Counterfeits, Trademark Infringement, and Contributory Liability

Counterfeits, Trademark Infringement, and Contributory Liability Trademarks Real Or Counterfeits

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Coach, Inc. et al v. Frederick Goodfellow ,no. 12-5666 (6th Cir. 2013) confirmed a district court’s award of $5,000,000 in damages and an additional $186, 000 in attorneys’ fees to Coach for a flea market owner’s failure to stop his vendors from selling counterfeit Coach goods.