This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Intellectual Property

Nov. 16, 2017

US appellate court says patent infringement defendant can repeat venue change request

The 3-0 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit could lead to a flood of requests for venue changes.

A federal appellate court ruled Wednesday that new case law allows for the defendant in a major patent infringement lawsuit to ask again for a change of venue, answering a key question about the meaning of a closely watched U.S. Supreme Court decision.

The 3-0 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit could lead to a flood of requests for venue changes from defendants in patent infringement cases. It concludes ...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$895, but save $100 when you subscribe today… Just $795 for the first year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up