University of Utah v. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, No. 16-1336 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 23, 2017)

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Defendants-Appellants (“Max Planck”) appeal a deci- sion of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, which found that this case was not “e x- ceptional” within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 285 and thus denied Max P lanck’s motion for attorney fees . The di s- trict court did not abuse its discretion . We therefore affirm. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH v. MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT 3 BACKGROUND A.