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No Venue Transfer from E.D. Texas: Federal Circuit Denies Mandamus Petition
The Federal Circuit has upheld a trial court’s decision to deny Amazon.com’s motion to transfer venue from the Eastern District of Texas in a patent infringement case. In re Amazon.com, Inc., Misc....
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Nominal Defendant in Forum Does Not Prevent Venue Transfer in Patent Case
Venue could not be established in an Illinois patent case simply by naming a “peripheral defendant” located in Illinois. A motion to transfer venue to the Central District of California, the locale...
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Settlement Agreement Forum Selection Clause Read Narrowly
Forum selection clauses in settlement agreements should be very carefully worded. That is the lesson of Synopsys Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corp., No. C 12-5025 MMC (N.D. Cal. April 3, 2013), where the...
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Writ of Mandamus in Patent Infringement Venue Transfer Motion
AVS sued Toyota and Gulf States—a Texas-based Toyota dealer—for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas. Toyota and Gulf States filed a motion (1) to sever the claims against Gulf States;...
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