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Northern District of California Holds That Patent Suit Against Only Foreign Entities Is Permissible Even Where Inclusion of...

A recent order from the Northern District of California in AU Optronics Corporation America v. Vista Peak Ventures, LLC, 4:18-cv-04638 (CAND 2019-02-19) (“AU Optronics”), provides further guidance for patent venue analysis...more

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Federal Circuit Clarifies Venue Rule for Foreign Defendants Post-TC Heartland

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The Federal Circuit today in In re HTC Corp., Misc. 2018-130 (May 5, 2018), followed the holding of the Supreme Court in Brunette Machine Works, Ltd. v. Kockum Industries, Inc., 406 U.S. 706 (1972), that venue is proper as to...more

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Unique Venue and Personal Jurisdiction Challenges of Foreign Corporations

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In 2017, the Supreme Court rejected the Federal Circuit’s longstanding interpretation of Personal Jurisdiction and Venue in patent infringement actions against domestic companies. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391, 1400; see TC Heartland LLC...more

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Interpretations of TC Heartland Add Uncertainty to Patent Litigation

In May 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods reversed more than 25 years of Federal Circuit precedent when it held that for venue purposes a corporation is resident only in its state of incorporation. In...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Summer 2017

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Reducing Cybersecurity Risks to Autonomous Vehicles - The Department of Transportation is revising autonomous vehicle guidelines it issued in September 2016. Recent comments by Secretary Elaine Chao suggest that the new...more

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TC Heartland: The End of an Era in Patent Litigation

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On Monday, May 22, the Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, overruling the Federal Circuit’s interpretation of the patent venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), and...more

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Back to the Future: Supreme Court Narrows Patent Venue in TC Heartland Case and Returns Dispute to State of Incorporation or Where...

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The Supreme Court on Monday substantially narrowed the district court venues available to patent owners seeking to sue for infringement. In TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 581 U.S. ___ (2017), the Supreme...more

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There’s No Place Like Home

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Analysis of the 2 Prongs of the Patent Venue Statute for Domestic Corporations after the May 22, 2017 TC Heartland U.S. Supreme Court Decision. First Prong of 28 USC 1400(b) – “[a]ny civil action for patent infringement...more

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Supreme Court Decision Limits Venue Statute in Patent Litigation

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On May 22, 2017, in a highly-anticipated decision that could dramatically alter the landscape of patent litigation, the United States Supreme Court held that the “resides” prong of the patent venue statute, 28 U.S.C....more

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The Supreme Court Narrows Forum Shopping in Patent Infringement Cases Against Domestic Companies in TC Heartland v. Kraft Food...

On May 22, 2017, the US Supreme Court unanimously rejected prior case law allowing patent holders to rely on the general venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1391(c), to file suit where a domestic defendant makes sales. TC Heartland,...more

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SCOTUS Messed with Texas: Supreme Court Limits Venue in Patent Cases

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court re-defined the scope of venue in patent cases in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 581 U.S. ___ (2017). Under the Supreme Court’s ruling, venue in patent cases will now be...more

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BREAKING: High Court Limits Where Patent Suits Can Be Filed

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The U.S. Supreme Court just shook up the patent world with its decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC. For nearly 30 years, companies accused of patent infringement could be sued in nearly any place they...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Halts Forum Shopping In Patent Infringement Cases

On May 22, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important and long-awaited Opinion in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, a case that centered on where a patent infringement suit can be filed. In a resounding 8-0...more

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Supreme Court Changes the Landscape of Patent Litigation

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For decades, accused infringers have been hailed into venues across the country where they have little or no presence. The rationale applied for justifying venue in such cases has been that the term “resides” as used in the...more

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US Supreme Court Limits Venue in Patent Cases—Is It the Death Knell for Forum Shopping?

On May 22, the United States Supreme Court handed down an important unanimous decision regarding venue in patent cases, reversing a nearly 30-year-old Federal Circuit precedent and limiting "residence" for domestic...more

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