Plaintiff on Hook for Patent Office's Attorney Fees

An "odd" federal law requires plaintiffs who bring lawsuits challenging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's trademark rulings to pay all of the agency's expenses including attorney fees, no matter which side wins, a Virginia federal judge has ruled.

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