In Patent Inventorship Row, Panel Vacates Denial Of Fee Request

Mealey's (April 8, 2020, 1:57 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 7 found that the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker is “inapplicable” to a request for attorney fees in a dispute over patent inventorship that was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice (Larry D. Butterfield v. Keith Manufacturing Co., No. 19-1136, Fed. Cir.)....