Tag Archives: TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC

Giving Defendants a Second Chance: Failure to Assert Improper Venue Prior to TC Heartland is Not a Waiver Under the Federal Rules

By Christopher Adams and Tamara Fraizer on Posted in IP Litigation, Patent Litigation
In its May 2017 decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands, LLC, 137 S.Ct. 1514 (2017), the Supreme Court shocked the patent world by restricting the range of permissible venues in patent infringement cases for  domestic corporations.  (See our prior posts, here and here).  The Federal Circuit has now found – in … Continue Reading

No Clear Consensus on Patent Venue During TC Heartland Oral Argument

By Christopher Adams and Jeremy Dutra on Posted in Patent Litigation, Patents
Further to our colleagues’ prior blogs on this matter (here, here, and here), on March 27, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC  to decide whether 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) (“patent venue statute”) is the sole and exclusive provision controlling venue in patent infringement actions or … Continue Reading
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