“Fee Shifting in Patent Litigation”
May 10, 2017 – PresentationPartner and chair of the Firm's IP Litigation practice, Benjamin T. Horton led the roundtable discussion “Fee Shifting in Patent Litigation” on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the 2017 IP Defense Summit – Boston. Mr. Horton discussed what has happened in the three years since the Supreme Court's Octane Fitness decision, which changed the standard for fee awards. In addition, the successful pursuits of fees, including persuasive factors, procedural posture at the time of the award, and rates of success were examined.