Beyond TC Heartland: Venue In Other Types Of IP Cases

By Mark Schonfeld (September 6, 2017, 12:43 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's recent TC Heartland decision has radically changed the law regarding venue of patent lawsuits. Until July 2017, about 40 percent of patent cases were brought in the Eastern District of Texas. In Heartland, however, the Supreme Court ruled that defendants in patent cases could be sued only where they are incorporated or where they have a regular or established place of business. This has led to a substantial reduction in the number of patent cases filed in Texas....

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