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*If the prevailing party is the side defending against an allegation of infringement, and the nonprevailing party can’t pay the award of fees and expenses, then the prevailing party can signal a motion to have a joinder of interested parties, if they show that the nonprevailing party has no substantial interest in the subject matter
**Substantial interest is defined as interest if the party invented the subject matter or commercially practices, made substantial preparations directed particularly to commercially practicing, or is engaged in R&D in the subject matter
Included in order to prevent Patent Trolls from claiming the inability to pay fees by shuffling accounts between all of their companies. <ref name="innovationactprovisions" />
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