Va. Judge Orders Entry of $500,00 Judgment vs. Marriott Defendant

Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga for Eastern Virginia in Alexandria signed an order Friday (docket 1:21-cv-00610) directing the clerk to enter a $500,000 judgment against defendant Dynasty Marketing Group. In so doing, Trenga adopted the Feb. 6 report and recommendation of U.S. Magistrate Judge John Anderson that Marriott International is entitled to the $500,000 in statutory damages against Dynasty for willfully infringing Marriott’s trademark by impersonating Marriott telemarketers in its robocalling phone solicitations (see 2302070029). Anderson also recommended the court grant Marriott’s motion for summary judgment against Dynasty and that an injunction be entered enjoining the defendant from future conduct that infringes Marriott’s trademarks. No oppositions were filed to Anderson’s recommendations, said Trenga’s order.