Pop Top Corp v. Rakuten Kobo Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 POP TOP CORP, Case No. 20-cv-04482-DMR

Plaintiff, ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEYS' v. FEES

RAKUTEN KOBO INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 61, 76 Defendant.

Defendant Rakuten Kobo Inc. (“Kobo”) filed a motion for an award of attorneys’ fees and non-taxable expenses pursuant to the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 285, and the court’s inherent authority. [Docket No. 61.] In a prior order, the court granted Kobo’s fee motion in part, finding that Kobo had established that an award of fees under section 285 was appropriate but that the court was unable to determine the amount of the award on the existing record. [Docket No. 74 (Jan. 28, 2022 Order).] The court ordered Kobo to submit evidence supporting its request, and Kobo timely submitted the supplemental evidence. [Docket No. 76.] This order sets forth the amount of the attorneys’ fees that the court awards Kobo in accordance with its January 28, 2022 Order. This matter is…