FindTheBest.com CEO Kevin O’Connor lost a battle last month when a judge tossed his racketeering claims against Lumen View Technology, an accused patent troll. But O’Connor has still managed to win his self-described “war” against Lumen View, especially now that the company is on the hook for FindTheBest’s legal bills.
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan ruled Friday that FindTheBest can recover the attorney fees and costs it spent fighting an infringement suit brought by Lumen View last year. Citing new fee-shifting standards handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in Octane Fitness v. ICON Health & Fitness, Cote concluded that Lumen View’s case against FindTheBest qualifies as “exceptional” under the Patent Act, allowing for the fee award.
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