Having just addressed several, important patent venue issues on mandamus in a trilogy of cases (see our prior posts here, here, and here), the Federal Circuit recently issued a terse opinion denying mandamus on yet another venue-related petition, stating that mandamus was unwarranted.… Continue Reading
In the third important patent venue decision it has issued in the past week (In re: BigCommerce, No. 2018-122 (May 15, 2018)), the Federal Circuit has clarified the proper location for patent infringement suits against U.S. corporations whose state of incorporation is large enough to have multiple federal judicial districts. According to the Court, a … Continue Reading
In another important patent venue decision (In re: ZTE (USA) Inc., No. 2018-113 (May 14, 2018)), the Federal Circuit has determined that who bears the burden of establishing proper venue is a question of Federal Circuit law and that it is the plaintiff who bears that burden. According to the Court, although the Federal Circuit … Continue Reading
The patent venue statute provides that “[a]ny civil action for patent infringement may be brought in the judicial district where the defendant resides.” 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) (emphasis added). In TC Heartland, LLC v. Kraft Foods Grp. Brands, LLC, 137 S.Ct. 1517 (2017), the Supreme Court held that a corporate defendant resides in the state … Continue Reading
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
