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Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Sorkin v. Universal Building Products, No. 1:08-cv-00133 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 9, 2010)

Granted in Part
Attorneys' Fees Non-Infringement
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division
Case No.
No. 1:08-cv-00133, Dkt. No. 59
Decided
February 9, 2010
Judge
Ron Clark, J.
Document
Order
Docket Entry
ORDER granting in part 48 Motion for an award of attorney's fees and costs. Universal Building Products is awarded (1) $63,533.50 in reasonable attorney's fees and (2) $4,103.79 in total costs
Length
16 pages

From the Opinion

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GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS Plaintiff Felix L. Sorkin filed suit against Defendant Universal Building Products, Inc. (“UBP”), claiming that thirteen of UBP’s UNI-CHAIR construction chairs literally infringed one or more claims of United States Patent No. 7,237,367 (“the ‘367 patent”).

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