Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Trend Micro Incorporated, No. 19-1122 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 19, 2019)

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This is an appeal from the district court’s finding of ex- ceptionality under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and its subsequent grant of attorney fees. Because it is unclear whether the district court applied the proper legal standard, w e vacate and remand for an analysis under the proper legal stand- ard. BACKGROUND In 2010, Intellectual Ventures I LLC filed a complaint for patent infringement against Trend Micro, Inc., Syman- tec Corp., and two other defendants for infringement of claims in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,987,610, 6,073,142, 6,460,050, and 7,506,155.