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35 U.S.C. § 285 — Attorney fees

submitted 74 years ago by ch. 950 to r/title-35-PATENTS · 14 words · no verdicts yet

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A court may award reasonable attorney fees to the side that wins a patent case. This only happens in "exceptional" cases. The statute does not define what makes a case "exceptional."

In a court case involving patents, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the party that wins — but only in "exceptional" cases. This section does not define what makes a case "exceptional"; it leaves that decision to the court.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.

Source credit: (July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 813.)

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  • 1952Enacted · Act of July 19, 1952, ch. 950 · 66 Stat. 813

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 950 on 1952-07-19.

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