Motion for Attorneys’ Fees for Unsuccessful Motion for Attorneys’ Fees Denied

The court denied plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees under Rule 11 and 28 U.S.C. § 1927 against defendants and their counsel for defendants' unsuccessful motion for fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285, 28 U.S.C. § 1927, and the Court’s inherent power. "[Plaintiff's] decision to seek fees, given its own questionable conduct both before this Court and in California, is unfortunate. . . . To continue to litigate a matter which is so clearly dead is frustrating to the judicial process. . . . '[G]iven the high stakes often involved in patent litigation, parties and their counsel often pull out all of the stops in pursuit of an edge.' It’s time for these tactics to stop and for each side to take its ball and go home."

Oplus Technologies, Ltd. v. Sears Holdings Corporation, et al, 1-11-cv-08539 (ILND September 10, 2014, Order) (Dow, J.)