Newegg Given The Go Ahead To Pursue 'Douche Bag' Patent Troll For Fees

Posted by BernardSwiss on May 25, 2014 1:46 PM EDT
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A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court smacked down the Federal Circuit (CAFC) for its made up rules that made it almost impossible to enable victims of patent trolls to get the courts to order the trolls to pay legal fees. As the Supreme Court noted, CAFC seemed to set up arbitrary rules for no reasons at all. And this is important, because courts almost never award legal fees, and with the untimely death of patent reform, hopefully this small change will at least help in the meantime.

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