Dewberry Engineers Inc. v. Dewberry Group, Inc.
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September 19, 2023
Full 4th Circ. Refuses To Reconsider $48M Decision In IP Row
The full Fourth Circuit on Tuesday declined to revisit a split panel's recent decision backing a Virginia federal court order finding that an Atlanta hotel and real estate developer owes an engineering firm $48 million for using the same name, rejecting the developer's petition for a rehearing en banc.
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August 09, 2023
4th Circ. Affirms Developer Owes $48M In 'Dewberry' TM Row
The Fourth Circuit decided Wednesday that a federal judge had it right when he ordered an Atlanta hotel and real estate developer to pay an engineering firm $48 million for using the same name — over the protests of a dissenting judge who argued that "it should be for the jury, not a judge, to decide whether the trademark is likely to create confusion."