Mealey's (December 17, 2019, 2:23 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 16 that a patent owner that voluntarily dismissed its infringement claim and entered into a covenant not to sue must nonetheless pay a defendant $363,243 in attorney fees and costs (Blackbird Tech LLC v. Health in Motion LLC, et al., No. 18-2393, Fed. Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 37036)....