No. 21-1005

Heat On-The-Fly, LLC, et al. v. Energy Heating, LLC, et al.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2022-01-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 35-usc-285 attorney-fees civil-procedure district-court-discretion exceptional-case litigation-misconduct patent patent-litigation
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Latest Conference: 2022-03-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Must a district court consider litigation misconduct, or lack thereof, in determining whether a case is exceptional under 35 U.S.C. § 285?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Must a district court consider litigation misconduct, or lack thereof, in determining whether a case is exceptional under 35 U.S.C. § 285?

Docket Entries

2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-01-28
Waiver of right of respondents Energy Heating, LLC and Rocky Mountain Oilfield Services, LLC to respond filed.
Main Document
2022-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 14, 2022)
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Attorneys

Energy Heating, LLC and Rocky Mountain Oilfield Services, LLC
Frederick Ross Boundy — Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Respondent
Frederick Ross Boundy — Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Respondent
Heat On-The-Fly, LLC, et al.
Devan Viswanathan Padmanabhan — Padmanabhan & Dawson, PLLC, Petitioner
Devan Viswanathan Padmanabhan — Padmanabhan & Dawson, PLLC, Petitioner