Having brought a lawsuit for a patent who claims are found invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101, and an Alice dismissal, is the plaintiff’s conduct “objectively baseless” justifying an award of attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285…
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There was no exceptional case under 35 U.S.C. § 285 where a plaintiff filed and prosecuted a complaint alleging infringement of a patent whose claims were held invalid for failure to claim patent-eligible subject matter under 35…
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Until the law defining patentable subject matter under § 101 gains clarity, don’t expect attorney fees for cases dismissed under § 101. And if a court denies your motion before the opposing party even responds, that’s a si…
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A district court has roundly rejected a request for an award of attorney fees against a plaintiff who asserted business method patents later found invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Alice Corp v. CLS Bank. O2 Media LLC v. Narrat…
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After granting a Rule 12 motion for judgment on the pleadings of invalidity of US Patent No. 6,381,582, and after the Federal Circuit affirmed that judgment without comment, a Delaware District Court found an exceptional case unde…
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