In Dental Implant Dispute, Patent Owner Seeks Vacatur Of Fee Award

Mealey's (February 13, 2019, 12:51 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The owner of a patent relating to a dental implant recently told the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that its allegations of infringement are not objectively baseless in response to a California federal judge’s award of more than $500,000 in attorney fees on behalf of a prevailing defendant (Spitz Technologies Corporation v. Nobel Biocare USA LLC, Nos. 2018-2345, -2346, Fed. Cir.)....