23 September 2020PatentsJonathan Rubenstein and Patrick Plassio
Developments in patent venue law in the aftermath of TC Heartland
Three years ago, the Supreme Court’s opinion in TC Heartlandv Kraft Foods Group (2017) almost literally redrew the map for patent infringement litigation, shifting the permissible venues in which plaintiffs can file their suits.
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29 April 2016 The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected a request that would have placed restrictions on where patent lawsuits can be filed.
2 June 2017 The US Supreme Court’s recent decision in TC Heartland v Kraft Foods could drive a 69% drop in patent filings in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 2017, according to Unified Patents.