{"data":{"id":"us/35-u.s.c.-285","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"35 U.S.C. § 285","heading":"Attorney fees","body":"The court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.","path":["Title 35—PATENTS","CHAPTER 29—REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc35@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:18Z","sha256":"02324a99eb11334ffe7afd5a85178188e4c05ba1c599d79710c915a42bb4a4ac","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/35-u.s.c.-284","next":"us/35-u.s.c.-286"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}