Cartner v. Alamo Group, Inc., No. 13-1293 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 11, 2014)

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This is a patent infringement case in which Jack O. Cartner and Motrim, Inc. (“Cartner”) asserted i nfringe- ment of claims 5 and 12 of U.S. Patent No. 5,197,284 (“the ’284 patent”) against Alamo Group, Inc. (“Alamo”). After years of litigation, including a prior appeal to this court, the parties agreed to a consent judgment of noni n- fringement, which the district court entered on March 2, 2010. Soon after, Alamo moved for exceptional -case attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 (2006).