Advanced Magnetic Closures, Inc. v. Rome Fastener Corp.
Advanced Magnetic...(U.S. Fed. Cir., Attorney’s Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions) In a patent infringement suit, related to patents for disclosing a magnetic snap fastener commonly used in women’s handbags, judgment of the district court is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) the district court was correct in holding the ’773 patent unenforceable as the plaintiff and its president attempted to defraud the PTO; 2) district court did not err in finding that this case was an exceptional case under 35 U.S.C. section 285 justifying an award of attorney’s fees; and 3) the district court abused its discretion by sanctioning plaintiff’s attorney under 28 U.S.C. section 1927 as the court failed to find that the attorney acted in bad faith.
