On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated trademark decision in Abitron Austria v. Hetronic International concerning the global reach of the Lanham Act. The Court determined that U.S. law does not extend to infringing conduct that solely occurs abroad, no matter how much confusion that conduct may lead to in the United States. The Supreme Court overturned and remanded a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding a $96 million damages award to Hetronic. Hetronic, a manufacturer of remote controls used for construction equipment, sued foreign distributors collectively known as Abitron for trademark infringement, among other claims.

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