Collecting Fees Still Tough After Octane, Highmark Cases

By Erin Coe (August 28, 2015, 11:09 PM EDT) -- More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court's Octane and Highmark decisions made it easier for courts to sanction nonpracticing entities and others that pursue meritless patent cases, lawyers say the rulings have helped accused infringers gain leverage to resolve weak cases earlier and get attorneys' fees awarded, but not to collect them....

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