in lieu damages
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From 344 U.S. 228 - F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc. · 1952Most cited · 800 citing opinions
the statute has been interpreted to vest in the trial court broad discretion to determine whether it is more just to allow a recovery based on calculation of actual damages and profits, as found from evidence, or one based on a necessarily somewhat arbitrary estimate within the limits permitted by the Act.