Chip De Preter Obtains Trial Win and Maximum Statutory Damages in Trademark Infringement and Cybersquatting Case

07.23.25

Aronberg Goldgehn Member Chip De Preter secured a significant trial victory for client Amplify Car Wash Advisors, obtaining the maximum statutory damages and a jury finding of willful infringement in a trademark infringement and cybersquatting matter.

The case was brought against defendants Car Wash Advisory and its owner, Harry Caruso, for their bad faith use of Amplify’s trademarks, including AMPLIFY and AMPLIFY CAR WASH ADVISORS, and for registering and operating the domain amplifycarwash.com to divert online traffic to their own website.

Earlier in the litigation, De Preter secured findings of liability for trademark infringement and cybersquatting as a matter of law However, the issues of willfulness and the amount of damages required a jury’s attention. At the conclusion of the trial held in the Southern District of New York, the jury confirmed that the maximum damages allowed by the cybersquatting statute were necessary to penalize and deter the defendants for their violations of Amplify’s trademark rights.

“We are very pleased by the outcome and thank Chip and the entire intellectual property team at Aronberg for their tireless efforts to bring the case to conclusion,” said Christopher Niro, Chief of Staff at Amplify Car Wash Advisors.

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Amplify Car Wash Advisors LLC v. Car Wash Advisory LLC and Harry Caruso, 22-cv-5612 (S.D.N.Y)