Patentee Asks High Court To Hear Prevailing Party Question In Row With Facebook

Mealey's (September 30, 2020, 2:29 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals improperly created a new "rebuffing" standard in determining whether a party has prevailed in a patent infringement lawsuit, a patent holder tells the U.S. Supreme Court in its Sept. 23 reply brief supporting its petition for certiorari, arguing that a prevailing party must have a resolution in its favor, as opposed to merely having claims against it dismissed for mootness (B.E. Technology LLC v. Facebook Inc., No. 19-1323, U.S. Sup.)....