Topic
Venue
212 published works
Florida IP
Are “Nationwide” Sales on Amazon Sufficient to Show Injury in M.D.Fla. for Venue Purposes?
Yes.Thursday, LLC and Klhip, Inc. are both retailers that use Amazon to sell nail clippers online. Klhip filed a number of claims with Amazon about Thursday. In response, Amazon would…
S.D.N.Y. Intellectual Property Law
Court Dismisses for Improper Venue under TC Heartland
By richardcrisonaipblog-abv-com
In a May 24, 2018 ruling, Judge Nathan S. Roman dismissed the plaintiffs’ patent infringement action for improper venue. The defendant conceded that it had committed acts of alleged infringement…
Life Science Legal Report
Federal Circuit to District Courts: On Venue, Apply Our Law, Not Theirs
On May 14, 2018, the Federal Circuit (Judge Linn, with Judges Reyna and Hughes) ruled on mandamus to address two important issues related to proper venue in a patent infringement…
PrawfsBlawg
To Dismiss or Transfer a Mockingbird
Main Thursday, May 10, 2018To Dismiss or Transfer a MockingbirdMy recently-administered-but-still-to-be-graded Civ Pro exam was built around the lawsuit over the Aaron Sorkin-penned stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird,…
Smooth Transitions
Where are we going to fight? – Venue provisions in employment agreements.
By Rob Radcliff
Whenever I draft or review an employment agreement (or for that matter any contract) one of the first things I look for is a venue provision. Usually there is one,…
Chicago IP Litigation
Employees Working from Home Do Not Create an Established Place of Business for Venue
BillingNetwork Patent, Inc. v. Modernizing Medicine, Inc., No. 17 C 5636, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 6, 2017) (Castillo, C.J.). Judge Castillo granted defendant Modernizing Medicine’s Fed. R. Civ. P.…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
The Labored Process of Determining Venue
By Liz Hedrick
Can a motion to change venue for convenience of the witnesses be filed along with an answer? The Court of Appeals said “yes” on Tuesday in a decision that helps…
Drug & Device Law
More Adventures In Personal Jurisdiction − Examining The BMS “Federal Court” Caveat
By Bexis
We'll be hitting all the Presidents' Day sales today, but something tells me we'll be disappointed because we won't be able to buy, beg, borrow, or steal a new one. So…
PrawfsBlawg
Venue in Patent Cases
Main Wednesday, January 24, 2018Venue in Patent CasesLast term, the Supreme Court decided in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods that the term “resides” in the patent venue statute (28 U.S.C.…
New England IP Blog
First-to-File Rule Brings Venue of Camera Patent Fight into Focus
Federal courts have long honored the age-old principle of “first come, first served”—when presented with two competing lawsuits involving the same parties in different courts, priority is generally awarded to…