ChriMar Holding Company, LLC v. ALE USA Inc., No. 17-1848 (Fed. Cir. May 8, 2018)

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Chrimar Systems, Inc., filed a patent infringement suit against ALE USA Inc. (formerly known as Alcatel- Lucent Enterprise USA Inc. ). In response, ALE asserted numerous defenses and counterclaims, including a claim of fraud under Texas law. As relevant here, a jury found infringement by ALE and awarded dam ages to Chrimar , and it rejected ALE’s fraud claim. The court entered judgment in favor of Chrimar on those issues. The court also denied Chrimar’s post-trial motion for attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285. Both parties appeal.