Pulse Argues Section 284 Limits Awards On Enhanced Damages In Patent Suit

(January 28, 2016, 2:40 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should decline review of whether 35 U.S. Code Section 284 restricts district courts from enhancing damages only on a finding of "willful" infringement and if an appellate court erred in finding so in conflict with Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. (134 S. Ct. 1749 [2014]), Pulse Electronics Inc. and Pulse Electronics Corp. (collectively, Pulse) assert in a Jan. 13 brief (Halo Electronics Inc. v. Pulse Electronics Inc. and Pulse Electronics Corp., No. 14-1513, U.S. Sup.)....