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Intellectual Property

Dec. 29, 2010

Patent Defendants Mess With Texas

2010 was the year that patent litigators broke free from the Eastern District of Texas, a tiny spot on the globe where a group of judges established the nation's biggest patent venue.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Goodbye, Texas! Hello, Delaware! Or is it Los Angeles?


2010 was the year that patent litigators broke free from the Eastern District of Texas, a tiny spot on the globe where a group of judges established the nation's biggest patent venue.


A series of appellate rulings threw into jeopardy the Eastern District's lofty status as the go-to jurisdiction for plaintiffs of all kinds who w...

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