Legal Opinion
Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management System, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 29, 2014No. 12-1163PublishedCited by 257 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sotomayor
*560 Section 285 of the Patent Act provides: "The court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party." 35 U.S.C. § 285 . In Brooks Furniture Mfg., Inc. v. Dutailier Int'l, Inc., 393 F.3d 1378 (2005), the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit interpreted § 285 as authorizing fee awards only in two circumstances. It held that "[a] case may be deemed exceptional" under § 285"when there has been some material inappropriate conduct," or when it is both "brought in subjective bad faith" and "objectively baseless." Id., at 1381 . We granted certiorari…
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