An Arkansas federal judge has refused to award attorney fees to the prevailing party in a patent dispute, chastising its attorneys for using the threat of a fees award as a litigation cudgel.

On Tuesday in Wiley v. RockTenn C.P. LLC, U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker denied RockTenn’s motion for about $166,000 in fees.

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