Mealey's (December 11, 2019, 11:21 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Dec. 11 that the plain text of Section 145 of the Patent Act “does not overcome” the presumption against fee shifting established by the “American Rule,” a “bedrock principle” that litigants pay their own fees absent authorization by a statute or contract (Laura Peter v. NantKwest Inc., No. 18-801, U.S. Sup.)....