AT&T, Microsoft Properly Awarded Fees In Patent Case, Federal Circuit Says

Mealey's (April 19, 2018, 1:03 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In upholding an award of attorney fees on behalf of AT&T Corp. and Microsoft Corp. on April 18, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals adopted the U.S. Supreme Court’s rationale in CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, finding that a favorable judgment on the merits is not necessary to make a determination of prevailing party status in patent cases (Keith Raniere v. Microsoft Corporation, et al., Nos. 17-1400, -1401, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 9775)....