35-usc-285
4 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-574 | Traxcell Technologies, LLC v. Sprint Communications Company LP, et al. | Federal Circuit | 2023-11-28 | Denied | Response Waived | 35-usc-285 attorney-fees attorneys-fees claim-baselessness exceptional-case final-ruling litigation-conduct magistrate-ruling patent-infringement | Where petitioner's patent infringement claims were not finally rejected until the district court judge approved the Magistrate Judge's ruling disposin… |
| 21-1005 | Heat On-The-Fly, LLC, et al. v. Energy Heating, LLC, et al. | Federal Circuit | 2022-01-14 | Denied | Response Waived | 35-usc-285 attorney-fees civil-procedure district-court-discretion exceptional-case litigation-misconduct patent patent-litigation | Must a district court consider litigation misconduct, or lack thereof, in determining whether a case is exceptional under 35 U.S.C. § 285? |
| 20-1363 | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. v. Nazir Khan, et al. | Federal Circuit | 2021-03-30 | Denied | 35-usc-285 attorney-fees civil-procedure district-court federal-circuit patent patent-infringement rule-11 rule-11-sanctions sanctions section-285 | Whether the denial of additional attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 should be vacated if the Rule 11 sanctions are disturbed on appeal | |
| 20-1291 | WPEM, LLC v. SOTI Inc. | Federal Circuit | 2021-03-17 | Denied | 35-usc-282 35-usc-285 clear-and-convincing-evidence district-court-discretion exceptional-case patent-law patent-validity prior-art | Does a patent's presumption of validity afforded by 35 U.S.C. §282 limit a district court's discretion to find a case exceptional under 35 U.S.C. §285… |