In a recent patent infringement case, Judge J. Paul Oetken (S.D.N.Y.) awarded attorneys’ fees under the Patent Act because the case was “exceptional,” but denied fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and the ...
“The CAFC said the district court found ‘the ’091 patent was ‘demonstrably weak on its face, despite the initial presumptions created when the patent was issued by the PTO.’” The U.S. Court of Appeals ...
The issue was whether foreign patent filing fees attract GST. The ruling confirms such payments are taxable as import of ...