Intellectual Property
Apr. 9, 2009
Texas Hold 'Em
Deep in the heart of Texas a group of federal judges built the nation's busiest - and most unlikely - patent court. Now forces are conspiring to take that away from them. But staff writer Craig Anderson writes that these Lone Star judges aren't going away quietly.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN JOSE - In the wake of two key appellate court rulings that make it easier to transfer cases elsewhere, the Eastern District of Texas is losing its status as the most popular patent venue in the United States. Nonetheless, federal judges in Texas aren't giving up easily their hard-won status as a patent litigation hotspot nor are they going along with every defense motion to transfer cases to jurisdiction...
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