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Intellectual Property

Dec. 28, 2013

Federal Circuit weighs in on attorney fees in patent suits amid debate

Memory chip component manufacturer Sidense Corp. has another opportunity to win attorney fees from Santa Clara-based Kilopass Technology Inc. following an appellate court decision Thursday.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A federal appellate court weighed in Thursday on the controversial issue of fee shifting in patent litigation, an issue being debated as part of a possible change in the law and in two pending U.S. Supreme Court cases.


Canada-based memory chip component manufacturer Sidense Corp. has another opportunity to win attorney fees from its Santa Clara-based competitor Kilopass Technology Inc., a U.S. Court of ...

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