U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Chief Judge Sharon Prost. June 10, 2014. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday upheld a ground-breaking $4.4 million attorneys fee award against the U.S. government for patent infringement.
It’s believed to be the first fee award granted under a 1996 law that provides fee shifting for independent inventors, small businesses and nonprofits who bring patent claims against the government in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
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