Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil Group, Inc.
Decided April 23, 2020. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 18-1233 · 590 U.S. 212 (2020) · Cited 24 times
Holding
A plaintiff in a trademark infringement suit is not required to show that a defendant willfully infringed the plaintiff’s trademark as a precondition to an award of profits.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 8
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Neil M. Gorsuch · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Concurring · 1
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed an opinion concurring in the judgment
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
- Smith v. Wade · 461 U.S. 30 (1983)
- Holmberg v. Armbrecht · 327 U.S. 392 (1946)
- Ebay Inc. v. Mercexchange, L. L. C. · 547 U.S. 388 (2006)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Dowagiac Manufacturing Co. v. Minnesota Moline Plow Co. · 235 U.S. 641 (1915)
- Wooden-Ware Co. v. United States · 106 U.S. 432 (1882)
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2020). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).