Mar. 28, 2017
Justices probe patent venue
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in an important patent case that could upend the patent venue system.
Matthew K. Blackburn
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Matthew K. Blackburn is a partner with the national litigation boutique Diamond McCarthy LLC in San Francisco. He is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and serves as the chair of the Patent Litigation Committee for the American Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Section. He can be reached at mblackburn@diamondmccarthy.com
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brand LLC. The seemingly mundane topic is a statutory venue limitation on patent infringement litigation. In reality, TC Heartland represents an important front in the ongoing effort to limit efficient patent right enforcement. The court should stand with patent holders and maintain the current statutory venue system.
Congress first enacted a special patent venue statute in 189...
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