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Attorney's Fees Infringement Patents

McDermott Will & Emery

Damage Award Slashed as Court Finds Defenses Were Not Objectively Assessed - Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc.

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Addressing the issue of willful infringement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the lower court’s finding of willful infringement and award of attorneys’ fees, finding that the defenses asserted by...more

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Federal Circuit Addresses Plethora of Issues in Affirming $19.5 Million Damage Award

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SSL Services, LLC v. Citrix - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in an opinion that broached issues of claim construction, non-infringement, willful infringement, invalidity, the legal implications of a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

United States Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Two Cases That Could Potentially Deter Non-Practicing Entities From Filing Frivolous...

On October 1, 2013, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review the “exceptional” case standard for awarding attorneys’ fees in two separate patent-infringement cases. Both cases relate to patentees who are...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Design Patent Case Digest: Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc.

Decision Date: September 30, 2011 - Court: D. Maryland - Patents: D523,263 - Holding: Defendants liable for design patent infringement - Opinion: Plaintiff, Victor Stanley, Inc. sued Creative Pipe, Inc....more

BakerHostetler

Patent Watch: Raylon, LLC v. Complus Data Innovations, Inc.

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[W]hen determining whether there was a Rule 11 violation, "the standard under which an attorney is measured is an objective, not subjective standard of reasonableness under the circumstances." [Thus, an evaluation of the...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

The SHIELD Act: A Significant Step in the War Against Patent Trolls

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In an attempt to combat the growing proliferation of “patent trolls”, two U.S. congressmen have recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would make it significantly easier for a prevailing defendant in a patent infringement...more

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