PersonalWeb Technologies LLC v. EMC Corporation

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES LLC,

et al., Case No. 5:13-cv-01358-EJD

Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

v. Re: Dkt. No. 91 EMC CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

Before the Court is Defendants EMC Corporation and VMWare, Inc.’s motion for attorneys’ fees against Plaintiff PersonalWeb Technologies LLC. Defendants argue that is an “exceptional case” within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 285. After considering the Parties’ papers, the Court disagrees and DENIES Defendants’ motion for attorneys’ fees.1 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff owns a family of patents (the “True Name” patents) that claim methods for reliably identifying, locating, and processing data in a computer network. The Parties dispute most of the facts—they disagree as to why Plaintiff was formed, why Plaintiff filed suit in Texas, and why Plaintiff litigated this case. Most of these disputes are…