Romag v. Fossil resolved a trademark remedies split with immediate enforcement significance.
The Supreme Court held that a Lanham Act plaintiff seeking a defendant's profits does not always need to prove willful infringement as a threshold requirement.
For marketplace and counterfeit enforcement, the decision strengthens remedial leverage while still leaving mental state relevant to equity.
The case belongs in the 2020 archive because it affects settlement value in brand cases even when injunctive relief is the first ask.