Supreme Court Declines Dish Network’s Request for Legal Fees in Patent Dispute Victory

In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Dish Network’s appeal concerning the recovery of attorney fees following a favorable outcome in a patent infringement dispute. Dish Network contended that, after prevailing in a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) challenge, the company should be awarded legal fees, not only for the PTAB proceedings but also from the plaintiff’s attorneys. The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the appeal effectively upholds the lower court’s decision, which denied Dish Network’s claim to such fees.