trade-mark infringement
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From 316 U.S. 203 - Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing Co. v. S. S. Kresge Co. · 1942Most cited · 717 citing opinions
If it can be shown that the infringement had no relation to profits made by the defendant, that some purchasers bought goods bearing the infringing mark because of the defendant's recommendation or his reputation or for any reason other than a response to the diffused appeal of the plaintiff's symbol, the burden of showing this is upon the poacher. The burden is the infringer's to prove that his infringement had no cash value in sales made by him. If he does not do so, the profits made on sales of goods bearing the infringing mark properly belong to the owner of the mark.