Divided Federal Circuit Reverses Fee Award In Patent Dispute

Mealey's (October 2, 2018, 12:29 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Sept. 28 ruling, a panel majority of the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that a New York federal judge abused her discretion in awarding fees as a sanction under Section 1927 of U.S. Code Title 28, 28 U.S.C. § 1927 (Gust Inc. v. Gutride Safier LLP, No. 17-2414, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 27667)....