August 13, 2018
Freight shipping company R+L Carriers Inc. must fork over $1.8 million to pay Qualcomm Inc.'s attorneys' fees in a dispute over a shipping logistics patent, the Federal Circuit found Monday, affirming a lower court's ruling that the carrier's infringement claims against the telecom giant were flawed.
December 12, 2017
R&L Carriers argued to the Federal Circuit in an opening brief Monday that an Ohio federal court abused its discretion by awarding Qualcomm $1.8 million in attorneys' fees in the patent infringement case R&L brought against the company after finding the case is exceptional under Octane Fitness.