"The affiliate entities business purpose was to generate rental income from their respective commercial properties, and they used the business operation services provided by Dewberry Group to do so. The rental income went on the books of the affiliate entities and they amassed tens of millions of dollars, and the affiliate entities paid Dewberry Group agreed-upon fees set a lower-than-market rates, resulting in the Dewberry Group operating at a loss for decades, staying afloat through cash provided by its owner, John Dewberry."
"Dewberry Engineers, owner of a registered trademark in the word DEWBERRY in connection with the offering of real-estate services sued Dewberry Group alone for trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act, without naming the affiliate companies, and succeeded decisively, with the District Court finding the trademark infringements intentional and willful. When it came to damages, and more"
Significant trademark rulings in 2025 addressed affiliated corporate entities, NFTs, and cinnamon-flavored whiskey, affecting trademark and trade dress law for 2026. The Supreme Court explained that trademark disgorgement requires identifying all entities that earned profits attributable to alleged infringement. In Dewberry Group, a corporate service provider supported affiliate entities that owned single commercial properties; affiliates recorded rental income, paid below-market fees to the service provider, and amassed tens of millions of dollars. Dewberry Engineers, owner of a DEWBERRY mark for real-estate services, sued the service provider alone and secured a District Court finding of intentional, willful infringement.
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