Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. v. Octane Fitness, LLC, No. 16-1047 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 25, 2017)

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The district court awarded Octane Fitness, LLC a t- torney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 after finding the case exceptional. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion in its exceptionality finding or in the amount of the fee award, we affirm. I ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. and Octane are compet i- tors in the exercise equipment ind ustry. ICON initially filed suit in the Central District of California against Octane and Nellie’s Exercise Equipment. ICON alleged that Octane infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,019,710 and both parties infringed U .S.