Legal Opinion
Noxell Corp. v. Firehouse No. 1 Bar-B-Que Restaurant
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 23, 1985No. Nos. 84-5167, 84-5196PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
We here rule on a motion for attorney fees invoking section 35 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1117(a) (West Supp. 1985). The provision in question, applicable to trademark infringement litigation, authorizes court-awarded fees “to the prevailing party” in cases found “exceptional.” *331The attorney fees request was filed following our decision in Noxell Corp. v. Firehouse No. 1 Bar-B-Que Restaurant, 760 F.2d 312 (D.C.Cir.1985) (Noxell I); in that decision, we ordered the…
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