Precision Links Inc. v. USA Products Group, No. 12-1461 (Fed. Cir. June 7, 2013)

From the Opinion

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This is an appeal from an award of attorney fees in a patent case. The district court entered a fee award in favor of the defendants based on its conclusion that the plaintiff’s claims were frivolous and that the plaintiff had engaged in litigation misconduct. While we uphold the district court’s conclusion that various aspects of the plaintiff’s conduct are sanctionable, we disagree with the district court’s conclusion as to one aspect of the plaintiff’s conduct and we therefore vacate the sanctions award and rema…