| Patent Infringement NEW! 3/7/2008 4:27:10 PM EST The Impact of the Federal Circuit's Recent Micron Decision on Forum Shopping In Patent Cases
The Federal Circuit’s February 29, 2008 decision in Micron Technology, Inc. v. MOSAID Technologies, Inc., 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 4387 (Fed. Cir. 2008), casts some doubt on the popular practice of forum shopping by patentees. As has been widely noted, patentees seeking plaintiff-friendly and patent-friendly courts have, in recent years, made the Eastern District of Texas the unlikely capital of patent litigation. The MicroBy Aaron Stiefel Create an account or login to post comments. Continue reading >> |