District court's finding patent infringement action against exceptional reversed
ILOR, LLC v. Google, Inc., 10-1117, concerned a patent infringement suit against Google, Inc., brought by an Internet company, involving a patent directed to a method for adding a user selectable function to a hyperlink.
ILOR, LLC v. Google, Inc., 10-1117, concerned a patent infringement suit against Google, Inc., brought by an Internet company, involving a patent directed to a method for adding a user selectable function to a hyperlink.
In reversing the district court's order finding this case exceptional
under 35 U.S.C. section 285 and awarding attorneys' fees and costs and
expenses to Google, the court remanded the matter in concluding that,
although plaintiff was ultimately unsuccessful in its patent
infringement suit, Google has not met its high burden to show by clear
and convincing evidence that this suit was brought frivolously or that
plaintiff's position on claim construction was objectively baseless.
Further, because there is no basis for finding of bad faith, the award
of expert fees is set aside.
Related Link:
Related Link:
- Read the Federal Circuit's Full Decision in ILOR, LLC v. Google, Inc., 10-1117
