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by Dennis Crouch The Copyright Act and the Patent Act each include an attorney fee provision — permitting the district court to award “a reasonable attorneys fee to the prevailing party.” Because of similarities in the provisions, they tend to be interpreted together — at least with regard to what qualifies as a “prevailing party” under the statute.
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