When is a patent claim so outrageous that attorney’s fees must be awarded?

Posted by BernardSwiss on Feb 25, 2014 10:29 AM EDT
Ars Technica; By Joe Mullin
Mail this story
Print this story

The American judicial system has long held to a general principle that each party in a dispute should pay for its own legal fees, win or lose.

But when is a lawsuit—in particular, a patent lawsuit—so egregious that an exception should be made? And which judges are best suited to make that decision? That's the question that the US Supreme Court will grapple with on Wednesday as it hears two related cases: Octane Fitness v. Icon Health and Fitness and Highmark v. Allcare Management Systems.

Full Story

  Nav
» Read more about: Story Type: News Story; Groups: Intellectual Property

« Return to the newswire homepage

This topic does not have any threads posted yet!

You cannot post until you login.