“The Patent Act’s fee-shifting statute, 35 U.S.C. § 285, states: ‘The court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.’”
“The questions presented are:”
1. “Whether the Patent Act’s fee-shifting statute allows a district court discretion to impose joint and several liability for the fee award on a party’s attorney whose actions substantially contribute to the exceptionality of the case.”
2. “Whether the same fee-shifting statute allows a district court discretion to award attorney’s fees incurred by a prevailing accused infringer in a parallel administrative proceeding to invalidate a patent.”
