Attorney Fees: What is the meaning of “all expenses?”
Patent – Patently-O 2017-08-31
Summary:
In a sua sponte en banc order, the Federal Circuit has announced its intent to reevaluate the NantKwest decision permitting the PTO to recoup its attorney fees in defending a Section 145 civil action. Issue: Did the panel in NantKwest, Inc. v. Matal, 860 F.3d 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2017) correctly determine that 35 U.S.C. § 145’s “[a]ll the […]