Legal Opinion
Wedgetail, Ltd. v. Huddleston Deluxe, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 12, 2009No. 2009-1045PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
Huddleston Deluxe, Inc. appeals from an order of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas that dismissed with prejudice Wedgetail Ltd.’s claims of infringement and Huddleston’s declaratory judgment counterclaims, and established that each party was to bear its own costs and legal fees. Specifically, Huddleston appeals the district court’s decision not to award attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285. Because we find that the district court’s decision was not an abuse of discretion and, at most, amounts to harmless error, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Wedgetail is the…
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