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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 15:1126 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNWIRED PLANET, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPLE INC,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-04134-VC 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEY FEES

Re: Dkt. No. 442

Apple's motion for attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 is denied. Apple contends this 

case should be deemed exceptional based on Unwired Planet's litigation conduct and its claim 

construction and infringement positions. But far from being a case "that stands out from others," 

Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., 572 U.S. ----, 134 S.Ct. 1749, 1756 (2014),

Unwired Planet, much like Apple, engaged in the type of litigation conduct that has come to be 

expected in a hard-fought patent infringement case, and although Unwired Planet did not prevail 

in its infringement case, none of its positions was especially weak from an objective standpoint. 

To the contrary, for each patent, Unwired Planet put forth claim construction and infringement 

theories that were within the range of reasonableness (although in some cases an admittedly wide 

range of reasonableness). Accordingly, considering the totality of the circumstances, this case is 

not exceptional, and Apple's motion for attorney fees is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 28, 2015

______________________________________

 VINCE CHHABRIA

 United States District Judge

Case 3:13-cv-04134-VC Document 468 Filed 08/28/15 Page 1 of 1