Federal Circuit Unseals Ruling, Vacates $51 Million Fee Award In Patent Case

Mealey's (August 15, 2018, 2:53 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Delaware federal judge did not abuse his discretion in deeming patent infringement claims by Rembrandt Technologies LP against myriad cable providers exceptional, but his corresponding award of attorney fees must be vacated for its failure to fully connect the award with Rembrandt’s misconduct, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in July, in a decision unsealed Aug. 15 (In re:  Rembrandt Technologies LP Patent Litigation, No. 17-1784, Fed. Cir.)....