Mealey's (May 22, 2018, 12:27 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — In a May 18 ruling, a New York federal judge found that infringement allegations over an internet advertising patent were sufficiently meritless to justify an award of attorney fees, noting that the patent owner’s exceptional conduct “pervaded” the litigation (TNS Media Research LLC v. TiVo Research and Analytics Inc., No. 11-4039, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84165)....