Intellectual Property
Dec. 31, 2008
Circuit Deals Potentially Lethal Blow to IP Cases in Texas District
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruling Monday makes it easier to move cases out of the Eastern District of Texas.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN JOSE - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the nation's most popular venue for plaintiffs in patent infringement complaints, may be about to lose a fair amount of business. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Monday that Judge T. John Ward of the Eastern District of Texas clearly abused his discretion by refusing to transfer a patent infringement lawsuit fr...
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