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As part of the Fees and Other Expenses provisions, an interested party or parties may be required to cover attorney's fees and other expenses in the case that the nonprevailing party cannot. for th The purpose of this provision is to prevent Patent Trolls from claiming the inability to pay fees by shuffling accounts between all of their companies. <ref name="innovationactprovisions" /> A joinder of interested parties may be called upon only if the prevailing party can prove proves that the nonprevailing party has simply claimed patent infringement and has no other substantial interest in the claimissue.  *If Parties that have invented or invested in 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 disputed patents may be considered 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 . Parties that commercially practicing, practice or is engaged in perform R&D in the same field as the patented technology or subject matterIncluded in order may also be considered to prevent Patent Trolls from claiming have substantial interest by the inability to pay fees by shuffling accounts between all of their companiesact. <ref name="innovationactprovisionsgovtracksummary" />