Article
Back to the Future: Rediscovering Equitable Discretion in Trademark Cases
Journal Articles
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Disciplines
Publication Information
14 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 537 (2010)
Abstract
Courts in recent years have increasingly made blunt use of their equitable powers in trademark cases. Rather than limiting the scope of injunctive relief so as to protect the interests of a mark owner while respecting the legitimate interests of third parties and of consumers, courts in most cases have viewed injunctive relief in binary terms. This is unfortunate, because greater willingness to tailor injunctive relief could go a long way to mitigating some of the most pernicious effects of trademark law’s modern expansion. This Essay urges courts to reverse this trend towards crude injunctive relief, and to re-embrace their equitable discretion as a means of achieving greater balance in the trademark system.
Citation Information
Mark P. McKenna. "Back to the Future: Rediscovering Equitable Discretion in Trademark Cases" (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mark_p_mckenna/4/
Reprinted with permission of the Lewis & Clark Law Review.