Dewberry Engineer News Today

Addressing the breach of a confidential settlement agreement, the Fourth Circuit upheld a district court’s summary judgment rulings in a real estate trademark dispute, agreeing on all six likelihood-of-confusion factors.

The Fourth Circuit upheld all of the equitable remedies and damages awarded by the district court, including disgorgement of profits and attorneys’ fees for several indicia of bad faith, including pervasive breach of the settlement agreement and false assurances from Group’s general counsel.