Opinion ID: 369373
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Heading: Monetary Relief for Faberge.

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12 Having ruled that Saxony had infringed Faberge's trademark for Brut and had engaged in unfair competition under California law, the court enjoined Saxony from continued use of its Bravado trade dress but declined to award damages or Saxony's profits to Faberge. Faberge argues that it is entitled under 15 U.S.C. § 1117 to Saxony's profits derived from the sale of Bravado. 13 The award of profits under the statute is expressly made subject to the principles of equity. Section 1117 confers a wide scope of discretion upon the district judge in the fashioning of a remedy. Maier Brewing Co. v. Fleischmann Distilling Corp., 390 F.2d 117, 121 (9th Cir. 1968). Willful infringement may support an award of profits to the plaintiff, but does not require one. 390 F.2d at 120-24. The district court's assessment of the equities, based on the costs Saxony had already borne and their likely deterrent effect, was not improper. 1 14
15 Even if we assume that Edward Shamie's 1971 affidavit denying intentional simulation of the Brut trade dress was submitted in bad faith, Faberge is not entitled to the award it seeks under Rule 56(g), Fed.R.Civ.P., because neither the district court's 1971 denial of summary judgment for Faberge nor this Ninth Circuit panel's 1972 decision to remand the case for trial rather than ordering summary judgment for Faberge was caused by the presence of Edward Shamie's affidavit in the record. 16 Affirmed; neither party is to recover costs on appeal.