October Term 2024 · Docket 23-900

Can courts count affiliate profits in trademark cases?

Dewberry Group seeks to stop courts from counting affiliate profits. Dewberry Engineers argues courts must count them.

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Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc.
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  1. — An official oral-argument transcript was verified.
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  3. — An official Court opinion was verified.

The arguments, in order

This case may have been argued more than once. Each entry below uses that session's official transcript. Later arguments do not erase earlier ones.

  1. Argument 1 ·

    What happened at the argument

    Dewberry Group argues the law limits recovery to the defendant.

    Dewberry Engineers argues courts must count affiliate profits.

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What this case is about

Dewberry Group argues the Lanham Act limits profit recovery to the defendant. Dewberry Engineers argues courts must count affiliate profits.

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How the case got here

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on December 11, 2024.

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What each side wants

Dewberry Group wants to limit profit recovery to the defendant.

Dewberry Engineers wants courts to count affiliate profits.

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What each side says

Dewberry Group argues the law limits recovery to the defendant.

Dewberry Engineers argues courts must count affiliate profits.

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What the justices asked

Justice Thomas asked if the argument relies on corporate form.

Justice Jackson asked if separate entities block profit consideration.

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Why it matters

This case defines the scope of trademark profit recovery. It determines how courts calculate damages for infringers.

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What happens next

This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity.

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Official Court provenance

Official docket and case history · Official Supreme Court oral-argument detail page

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Revision history

  1. Revision 1 · Post Opinion ·

    Correction: Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.

  2. Revision 2 · Post Opinion ·

    Correction: Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.

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