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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Not a Repeat Offender: Magistrate Judge Bloom Declines to Sanction “Ernest” Pro Se Plaintiff for Re-filing Dismissed Case in a...

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On April 4, 2025, Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom (E.D.N.Y.) declined to sanction a pro se plaintiff for failing to conduct an adequate pre-suit investigation of whether his patent was infringed. Plaintiff initially filed a...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Will EDTX Sanctions Decision Deter Improper Venue Allegations in Patent Lawsuits?

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Following the Supreme Court’s TC Heartland decision in 2017, a patent owner may only sue an alleged infringer in either: (1) a judicial district of the state where the defendant is incorporated; or (2) a judicial district...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Federal Circuit Affirms Deterrence Sanctions

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The Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s award of sanctions for bad faith against a plaintiff’s conduct based on the meritless nature of several lawsuits filed in incorrect venues....more

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