(December 12, 2017, 11:40 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A decision by a patent plaintiff to press on with its allegations in the wake of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, despite knowledge that its claims lacked merit, entitled a defendant in the action to an award of attorney fees, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 8 (Inventor Holdings LLC v. Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc., No. 16-2442, Fed. Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 24781)....