The pendulum swings on fee shifting

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued two short opinions that significantly change the standards for shifting fees between litigants in patent litigation, essentially returning the standards to those in place prior to 2005. These cases will have broad reach, and patent litigants will need to pay careful attention to the merits of their positions and their conduct during litigation or risk paying their …

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