Biax Corporation v. Nvidia Corporation, No. 13-1649 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 24, 2015)

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Biax Corporation (“Biax”) appeals the district court’s grant of attorneys’ fees to Nvidia Corporation (“Nvidia”), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., and Sony Electronics, Inc. (collectively, “Sony ”) pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285. Nvidia and Sony cross -appeal the dist rict court’s denial of attorneys’ fees against Dorsey & Whitney LLP (“Dorsey”), Biax’s trial counsel, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927. We reverse the district court’s grant of fees under § 285 an d affirm the district court’s denial of fees under § 1927.