Trends in Awards of Attorneys’ Fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 between 2003-2005 and 2010-2012
Although patent litigation has been on the rise over the past decade, the number of successful grants of attorneys fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 has not tracked this rise, and remains low. Lower still are the number of successful grants based on litigation misconduct or frivolous, bad faith litigation, […]