Prof. Cotter Quoted in Star Tribune on Awards of Attorneys' Fees in Patent Cases

Professor Thomas Cotter was quoted in a Star Tribune article about a pair of U.S. Supreme Court cases that will make it easier for the prevailing party in a patent infringement to recover its attorneys' fees from the losing party. The article quotes Cotter as stating that "the ruling should drive off some nuisance lawsuits brought by so-called 'patent trolls' who file dozens of suits in hopes of getting cash settlements from firms that can't afford to fight them in court, because "those suits become less appealing as the chance of being socked with legal fees increases."