The fee for patent attorneys is going to vary quite significantly depending upon the geographical market and the attorney’s level experience. Based on 2001 economic data, the national average is ...

When is a patent claim so outrageous that attorney’s fees must be awarded? Supreme Court considers fees for “worst of the worst” patent cases.

A patent attorney is a lawyer who has in-depth expertise in matters of patent law.

David McCombs, Eugene Goryunov and Jonathan Bowser of Haynes Boone discuss a Federal Circuit decision relating to whether a district court may award attorney fees incurred during an inter partes ...

Conflict exists between the interests of inventors and patent attorneys who are tasked with protecting their inventions. Inventing and commercializing a new product is extremely challenging ...

The top US patent court has ordered a patent-holding company with a habit of dismissing cases rather than arguing its case in court to pay its opponent's attorneys' fees. A panel of three judges ...

Be wary, Kali advised: A patent attorney who charges you for an initial consultation is setting the tone for how they are going to charge you for future services.

The objectively unreasonable standard for attorney’s fees set forth in Octane applies to infringement cases under both the Lanham Act and the Patent Act.

The University of Pennsylvania and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, which had each been accused of infringing on patents related to Alzheimer's disease research, were awarded attorney fees in the case ...

The US Supreme Court issued its ruling Wednesday in Peter v. Nantkwest, a case concerning attorney's fees in patent cases. The case questioned whether attorney's fees were included as expenses that ap ...

In their Intellectual Property Litigation column, Lewis R. Clayton and Eric Alan Stone review the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a good-faith belief in the invalidity of a patent as a defense ...

Counsel from three companies, including Sanofi, delve into when they pursue attorney fees in patent litigation and how private practice lawyers can help Even in victory, the cost of patent litigation ...