Social Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Case No. 18-cv-05945-VC Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR v. ATTORNEY’S FEES APPLE INC., Re: Dkt. No. 162 Defendant. Apple moves for attorney’s fees under the Lanham Act, which provides that courts in “exceptional” trademark cases “may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.” 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a). Under this totality-of-the-circumstances standard, an “exceptional” case is “one that stands out from others with respect to the substantive strength of a party’s litigating position (considering…