Time for Federal Circuit to ‘shut down’ Eastern District of Texas, says EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked a US appeals court to change the rules surrounding where patent cases can be filed in a bid to limit the number of lawsuits being filed at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
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14 December 2015 The number of patent complaints filed at Texas district courts reached a record level in November, a report from legal analytics firm Lex Machina has showed.
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.
8 February 2017 The US Supreme Court must end the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas’ grip on patent litigation, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.