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Supreme Court Liberalizes Standard for Attorney Fees in Patent Litigation
May 27, 2014 read the article
Litigation partner Lew Clayton's Intellectual Property Litigation column appeared in the May 14 issue of the New York Law Journal. The article, "Supreme Court Liberalizes Standard for Attorney Fees in Patent Litigation," reviews recent Supreme Court decisions on the standard for awarding fees in patent cases, the latest chapter in the smartphone wars, the denial of copyright protection to a singing telegram performer in a banana costume, and other recent intellectual property decisions.