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Attorney fee awards in patent cases depend on several factors, lawyer tells justices

By Can Celik ( February 26, 2014, 22:46 GMT | Insight) -- A court must look at all equitable considerations, including procedural aspects of the case and the reasonableness of a plaintiffs’ claims, when determining whether a case is “exceptional” and attorneys’ fees should be awarded, counsel for a sports equipment manufacturer told the US Supreme Court on Wednesday.A court must look at all equitable considerations, including procedural aspects of the case and the reasonableness of a plaintiffs’ claims, when determining whether attorneys’ fees should be awarded to the victor in a patent case, counsel for sports equipment manufacturer Octane Fitness told the US Supreme Court on Wednesday....

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