Intellectual Property
Feb. 11, 2017
Case could upend patent venue law
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide where the proper venue is for patent infringement cases, potentially ending their concentration in a few districts, notably the Eastern District of Texas. By Darren E. Donnelly
Darren E. Donnelly
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Santa Clara Univ School of Law
Darren E. Donnelly is a partner in Fenwick & West LLP's Mountain View office
On March 27, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in a case presenting the question of where the proper venue is for patent infringement cases, potentially ending their concentration in a few districts, notably the Eastern District of Texas. TC Heartland v. Kraft challenges a 1990 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit holding that venue is proper in any district where a corporate defendan...
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