Federal Circuit Upholds Denial Of Attorney Fees In Patent Litigation

Mealey's (March 23, 2018, 12:23 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Delaware federal judge did not err in finding that claims that an ultimately invalidated patent was infringed were not exceptional under Section 285 of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 285, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 22 (Sarif Biomedical LLC v. Brainlab Inc., et al., No. 17-1103, Fed. Cir.)....