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Re:A patent lawsuit against GNOME by amelius on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @05:20PM (#21075625)
And sadly it will be the lawyers laughing their way to the bank.

Or will some of the money be recovered if the case is won? Thinking about it, wouldn't it be fair if you were more than compensated in case you won a lawsuit filed against you?

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Re:A patent lawsuit against GNOME by codedokode on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @05:51PM (#21075952)
Aren't expenses for lawyers compensated by the losing party?
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Re:A patent lawsuit against GNOME by tjalfi on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @11:48PM (#21077989)
Loser pays (the English rule[0]) can apply in the U.S. but is quite uncommon. Most of the time both parties are responsible for their own legal fees[1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_rule_(attorney%27s_fee...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_rule_(attorney's_fees...

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Re:A patent lawsuit against GNOME by GoblinSlayer on Thursday September 26, 2019 @09:06AM (#21080542)
> Federal courts also possess inherent authority to assess attorney’s fees and litigation costs against a plaintiff who has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly or for oppressive reasons.

Patent trolls obviously act in bad faith.

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