Intellectual Property News and Reports

This dispute involves a registered trademark for “Cool Compression.” The holder of the mark, Lontex Corporation, is a small Pennsylvania business that manufactures and sells compression apparel to professional athletes and the sporting public. Lontex sued Nike, Inc. for trademark infringement.

After a trial on the merits, the jury awarded Lontex $142,000 in compensatory damages and $365,000 in punitive damages. Both parties appeal multiple issues involving the jury’s findings and the District Court’s pre-trial and post-trial orders. We will affirm the District Court on all issues except for its orders awarding attorney’s fees to Lontex, which we will vacate and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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