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Intellectual Property

Jul. 18, 2014

Patent defendants still having trouble collecting fees, even when they win

Companies that ward off patent infringement claims are still struggling to recoup attorney fees from patent holders, despite two unanimous decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court that was supposed to encourage such fee shifting.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Companies that ward off patent infringement claims are still struggling to recoup attorney fees from patent holders, despite two unanimous decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court that was supposed to encourage such fee shifting.


In two April rulings, the justices lowered the burden for victorious patent litigants to demonstrate what constitutes an "exceptional" patent infringement case that warra...

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