United States Backs Certiorari In Dispute Over Foreign Application Of Lanham Act

Mealey's (September 28, 2022, 1:48 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A question raised by a group of foreign companies, which were hit with a $100 million trademark infringement judgment, “is an important and recurring one,” the U.S. government asserts in an amicus curiae brief, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant their petition for certiorari and asking the high court to “provid[e] greater clarity” on when the foreign use of a domestic party’s trademark is likely “to cause U.S. consumer confusion” justifying extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act....