Dewberry Engineers Inc. v. Dewberry Group, Inc.
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July 21, 2025
How GOP Judges Teed Up 4th Circ.'s Supreme Court Shutout
No appeals court found the U.S. Supreme Court's latest term less endearing than the Fourth Circuit, where a supersize shutout accentuated a multiyear slump for the once-favored circuit and repeatedly vindicated conservative dissenters on the left-leaning bench.
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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."
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May 03, 2023
'Y'all Do Different Stuff,' Judge Says In $48M Trademark Feud
A judge on a Fourth Circuit panel on Wednesday had some tough questions for an engineering firm that won almost $48 million in a trademark feud with an Atlanta hotel and real estate developer that shares the same name, saying in a hearing that it was "at least debatable" the companies were competitors since "y'all do different stuff."
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April 27, 2023
IP Forecast: Gov't To Face Off Against Gilead In Delaware
In one of its first-ever patent infringement cases against a private company, the federal government next week will argue before a Delaware jury that Gilead is making billions of dollars in sales from HIV treatments that allegedly violate government-owned patents. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.