June 09, 2016
A Maryland federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant Novartis Corp. attorneys' fees in an "exceptional" patent infringement case brought against it by a defunct nonpracticing entity in multidistrict litigation, saying the company failed to properly justify its request.
December 22, 2015
A defunct non-practicing entity found to have engaged in an "exceptional" case involving a web-based patent that was ultimately invalidated fought back on Monday against Novartis' detailing of the attorneys' fees it seeks in the multidistrict litigation, arguing the filing in Maryland federal court lacks sufficient details and is improper.
October 28, 2015
A Maryland federal judge awarded Novartis Corp. attorneys' fees Wednesday in a patent infringement suit brought by defunct Webvention LLC, holding that Webvention unnecessarily dragged out proceedings after its patent's claims were rejected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.