The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated an order modifying a protective order to allow the use of confidential discovery material in foreign litigation, explaining that courts facing such questions must...more
9/11/2015
/ Confidential Information ,
Discovery ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
FRCP 26 ,
Japan ,
Misappropriation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Protective Orders ,
Remand ,
South Korea ,
Trade Secrets ,
Vacated ,
Writ of Mandamus
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed an order sanctioning an attorney under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, holding that the district court abused its discretion in finding the attorney’s tactical...more
Addressing the degree to which litigation conduct can preclude the recovery of fees under 35 U.S. C. § 285, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the denial of a fee award, finding that sloppy litigation...more
8/5/2015
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Exceptional Case ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Objective Unreasonableness Standard ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Unclean Hands ,
USPTO ,
Vacated