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Intellectual Property

Feb. 14, 2020

Google beats patent lawsuit with venue argument

In a noteworthy victory for defendants sued for patent infringment, a federal appellate panel ruled Alphabet Inc.-owned Google LLC could not be sued in the Eastern District of Texas merely because it had servers in the district and served consumers there.

In a victory for defendants sued for patent infringement, a federal appellate panel ruled Alphabet Inc.-owned Google LLC could not be sued in the Eastern District of Texas merely because it had servers in the district and served consumers there.

Super Interconnect Technologies LLC sued Google in 2018, arguing the Mountain View-based company sued three of its patents. The company argued venue was proper in the Eastern District of T...

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