U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
Jun. 21, 2017
Patent ruling means business for NDCal
The Supreme Court's TC Heartland decision is likely to increase the number of filings, and more importantly the overall number of cases, in the Northern District of California.
Kathi Vidal
Director
US Patent and Trademark Office
IP litigation
Email: kvidal@winston.com
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court announced in TC Heartland v. Kraft Food Groups Brands LLC, 2017 DJDAR 4663 (May 22, 2017), that "as applied to domestic corporations, 'reside[nce]' for venue purposes refers only to the State of incorporation." Plaintiffs can only bring patent actions against domestic corporations where the domestic defendant is incorporated (per TC Heartland) or where the defendant "has committ...
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