DS Advanced Enterprises, LTD. v. Lowe's Companies, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DS ADVANCED ENTERPRISES, Ltd., Case No.: 3:23-cv-01335-CAB-JLB

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

AND RELATED EXPENSES

LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC,

Defendant. [Doc. No. 77] 16 17 Before the Court is a motion brought by defendant Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC (“Lowe’s HC”) as the prevailing party in this litigation, for the Court to find this case exceptional pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285, and to award defendant its reasonable attorney fees and expenses against plaintiff DS Advanced Enterprises, Ltd. (“DS Advanced”). Lowe’s HC also seeks an award of fees and expenses against plaintiff’s counsel pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 1927, asserting that counsel’s bad faith conduct unreasonably multiplied the proceedings. [Doc. No. 77.] DS Advanced filed an opposition. [Doc. No. 81.] Lowe’s HC filed a reply. [Doc. No. 84.] The Court determined this motion could be decided on the papers. Civ.LR 7.1.d.1.…