Legal Opinion
General Protecht Group, Inc. v. Leviton Manufacturing Co.
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided August 3, 2015No. CIV. 10-1020 JB/LFGPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION 1
JAMES O. BROWNING, District Judge. '
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Plaintiffs Motion for Finding Exceptional Case Under 85 U.S.C. § 285 and Award of Attorneys’ Fees, filed June 22, 2012 (Doc. 202)(“Motion”). The Court held a hearing on March 6, 2013. The primary issue is whether Defendant Levi-tón Manufácturing Co. should pay some or all of the Plaintiffs’ attorneys fees, which would require the Court to find that Levi-tón Manufacturing litigated so unreasonably or from such a weak position that the case is “exceptional” under 35 U.S.C. § 285. The Court…
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