Federal Circuit: Patent Defendant Not Entitled To Fees After Voluntary Dismissal

(June 27, 2024, 12:28 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A company that produces contactless data carrying technology that is used in federal identification documents is not entitled to attorney fees in a patent infringement case because the claims against it were voluntarily dismissed after the plaintiff removed the claims from its amended complaint, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found in affirming a judgment from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on June 26....