Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 646.467 (2026)

Attorney fees

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      646.467 Attorney fees. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party if:

      (1) A claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith;

      (2) A motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or

      (3) Willful or malicious misappropriation is found by the court or jury. [1987 c.537 §5]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: Keith Mfg., Co. v. Butterfield, 256 F. Supp. 3d 1123 (D. Or. 2017).
Keith Mfg., Co. v. Butterfield, 256 F. Supp. 3d 1123 (D. Or. 2017). · cites it 8× “096 , Or. Rev. Stat. § 646.467 , and 35 U.S.C. § 285 .”
Pelican Bay Forest Prods., Inc. v. W. Timber Prods., Inc., 443 P.3d 651 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “2 Pelican Bay also assigns error to the court's grant of attorney fees to defendants under ORS 646.467, and the court's failure to consider the factors specified in ORS 20.”
Keith Mfg. Co. v. Butterfield, 955 F.3d 936 (Fed. Cir. 2020). “096 , Or. Rev. Stat. § 646.467 , and 35 U.S.C. § 285 .”
Rust-Oleum Corp. v. NIC Indus., Inc., No. 1:18-cv-01655 (D. Or. July 15, 2025). · cites it 7× “Under ORS § 646.467, a court “may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party if .”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 646.467(1): 1 case
Pelican Bay Forest Prods., Inc. v. W. Timber Prods., Inc., 443 P.3d 651 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “2 Pelican Bay also assigns error to the court's grant of attorney fees to defendants under ORS 646.467, and the court's failure to consider the factors specified in ORS 20.”
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