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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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