O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. v. Timney Triggers, LLC, No. 19-1134 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 13, 2020)

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This is an attorney’s fees case involving a voluntary dismissal without prejudice under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Appellee O.F. Mossberg & Sons , Inc. sued appellants Timney Triggers , LLC and Timney Manufacturing, Inc. (collectively, Timney) for pa- tent infringement. Timney pursued invalidation of Moss- berg’s patent through post-grant proceedings for over five years. The district court proceedings were stayed during this time.