Justices Take Up Appeal of $43 Million ‘Dewberry’ Trademark Case

An Atlanta real estate developer will get a chance to push back against a $43 million trademark award at the US Supreme Court.

The high court agreed Monday to take up the petition of Dewberry Group Inc., owned by real estate mogul John Dewberry.

The company’s February petition told the justices it was being held responsible for actions of an affiliate. That argument was rejected by a split US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which found “little doubt of its intent to deceive” as it affirmed Dewberry Group’s loss to Northern Virginia-based Dewberry Engineers Inc.

The Fourth Circuit ...