In 9-0 vote, Supreme Court makes it easier to get fees in patent cases

By | April 30, 2014

Top patent court almost never makes bad actors pay. Supremes see it differently.

Craig Keefner‘s insight:

This result will be good news to many tech companies that believe they are regularly attacked with meritless patent cases. A lower standard for fee-shifting would allow them to get some leverage against the non-practicing patent owners sometimes known as “patent trolls.”

See on arstechnica.com

Author: Staff Writer

Craig Keefner is the editor and author for Kiosk Association and kiosk industry. With over 30 years in the industry and experience in large and small kiosk solutions, Craig is widely considered to be an expert in the field. Major kiosk projects for him include Verizon Bill Pay kiosk and hundreds of others.