Federal Circuit Dismisses Appeal Of Exceptionality Finding In Patent Case

Mealey's (April 9, 2018, 11:21 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A pro se appellant seeking reversal of a California federal judge’s decision to award attorney fees to a prevailing patent infringement defendant was turned away by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 6, amid findings that the appellant failed to challenge the award at the time (Ira Pazandeh v. Yamaha Corporation of America, No. 18-1275, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 8814)....