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Exceptional case

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001954

A legal proceeding with circumstances so out of the ordinary that it justifies a departure from standard rules, such as the principle that each party pays its own legal fees. A finding that a case is exceptional can permit a court to shift the cost of litigation to the losing party. Federal statutes, such as the Patent Act under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and the Lanham Act for trademarks, explicitly provide for the award of attorney's fees in such instances.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001954
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001954",
  "term": "Exceptional case",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal proceeding with circumstances so out of the ordinary that it justifies a departure from standard rules, such as the principle that each party pays its own legal fees. A finding that a case is exceptional can permit a court to shift the cost of litigation to the losing party. Federal statutes, such as the Patent Act under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and the Lanham Act for trademarks, explicitly provide for the award of attorney's fees in such instances.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/exceptional-case/"
}

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