2012 US Code
Title 35 - Patents
Part III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS (§§ 251 - 329)
Chapter 29 - REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS (§§ 281 - 299)
Section 285 - Attorney fees
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 35 - PATENTS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 35 - PATENTS PART III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS CHAPTER 29 - REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS Sec. 285 - Attorney fees |
| Contains | section 285 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 813. |
| Statutes at Large References | 29 Stat. 694 42 Stat. 392 60 Stat. 778 66 Stat. 813 |
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The court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 813.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §70, part (R.S. 4921, amended (1) Mar. 3, 1897, ch. 391, §6, 29 Stat. 694, (2) Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, §8, 42 Stat. 392, (3) Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 726, §1, 60 Stat. 778).
This section is substantially the same as the corresponding provision in R.S. 4921; “in exceptional cases” has been added as expressing the intention of the present statute as shown by its legislative history and as interpreted by the courts.
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