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HIGHMARK INC. v. ALLCARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT

No. 12-1163.

134 S.Ct. 1744 (2014)

188 L.Ed.2d 829

HIGHMARK INC., Petitioner v. ALLCARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 29, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal K. Katyal, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Brian H. Fletcher, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner.

Donald R. Dunner, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Cynthia E. Kernick, James C. Martin, Thomas M. Pohl, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, Neal Kumar Katyal, Counsel of Record, Dominic F. Perella, David M. Ginn, Craig Kitchen, Amanda K. Rice, Jonathan D. Shaub, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Erik R. Puknys, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Palo Alto, CA, Donald R. Dunner, Counsel of Record, Don O. Burley, Jason W. Melvin, Cora R. Holt, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 285 of the Patent Act provides: "The court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party." 35 U.S.C. § 285. In Brooks Furniture Mfg., Inc. v. Dutailier Int'l, Inc., 393 F.3d 1378 (2005), the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit interpreted § 285 as authorizing fee awards only in two circumstances. It held...

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