Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
May 11, 2018
Judge leaning toward sanctions for patent aggregator who sued Fitbit
A federal judge said a company that lost a patent infringement lawsuit to Fitbit Inc. will very likely have to pony up for the fitness technology company’s legal bills and that the plaintiff’s lawyers could be held liable if their client is unable to pay.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge said a company that lost a patent infringement lawsuit to Fitbit Inc. will very likely have to pony up for the fitness technology company's legal bills and the plaintiff's lawyers could be held liable if their client is unable to pay.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of San Francisco said at a hearing Thursday he was inclined to award fees for all legal work done by defense lawyers after a case man...
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