McDermott Will & EmeryยทIP / PATENT
Fed. Circuit affirms $3.2M exceptional-case fee award in diamond patent suit
The nonprecedential ruling upheld joint and several liability on a patent owner for its licensee, holding the infringement theory became objectively baseless after the manufacturer's evidence undercut the claim construction.
exceptional-case-feessection-285federal-circuitpatent-litigationclaim-constructionfee-shifting
Read the original firm alert โ Friday, October 2, 2026