The Supreme Court will soon consider whether the current Federal Circuit standard of “objectively baseless” should be broadened in the case of prevailing defendants in patent infringement suits. In this particular case (there are two) the court is being asked to depart from the Federal Circuit standard to allow an award of damages in favor of successful defendants when it is determined that there is an “objectively low likelihood” that a non-practicing entity’s (NPE) claim will succeed . With little risk of a plaintiff getting stuck with a defendant’s legal bill, NPE or “patent troll” suits have been on the rise. Victorious defendants, however, are fighting back. Read the story here.