24 March 2017Americas

Federal Circuit affirms rejection of $8m Max Planck attorneys’ fees

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has backed a district court decision that a patent lawsuit against the University of Utah was not exceptional, thereby denying fees to the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science.

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