U.S. Government Wants To Participate In High Court Argument In Trademark Case

(October 14, 2024, 11:12 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government on Oct. 11 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to participate as an amicus curiae in oral arguments when the high court considers whether courts under the Lanham Act “can include an order for the defendant to disgorge the distinct profits of legally separate non-party corporate affiliates” and whether the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals improperly upheld a $43 million disgorgement award against the defendant....