Legal Opinion
Sunearth, Inc. v. Sun Earth Solar Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 24, 2016No. 13-17622; 15-16096PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
We voted to rehear this case en banc to reconsider our jurisprudence concerning fee awards in cases filed pursuant to the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq.
Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act provides that “[t]he court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.” 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a). Historically, we have reviewed de novo a district court’s finding as to whether a defendant’s infringement was “exceptional” within the meaning of the Lanham Act’s fee-shifting provision. See, e.g., Secalt S.A. v. Wuxi Shenxi Constr. Mach. Co., 668 F.3d 677, 687 (9th Cir.…
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