Technology,
Intellectual Property
Apr. 20, 2022
Apple wins venue dispute in patent case at Federal Circuit
“The district court read our precedent as applying a bright-line rule that patent infringement notice letters and related communications can never form the basis for personal jurisdiction. We agree with Apple that the district court erred in this regard,” said the appellate panel.
In a victory for Apple Inc., a federal appellate panel on Monday reversed a personal jurisdiction decision by a San Jose federal judge in a patent infringement case involving South Carolina’s Zipit Wireless Inc.
“Specifically, the district court read our precedent as applying a bright-line rule that patent infringement notice letters and related communications can never form the basis for personal jurisdiction,” wrote Judge Kara F. Stoll, ...
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