Supreme Court Restricts 'Venue' For Patent Infringement Cases

摘要

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC (case 16-341) that revisions to the federal general venue statute did not modify the venue definition in the patent venue statute, which allows patent infringement lawsuits to be filed only in "the judicial district where the defendant resides, or where the defendant has committed acts of infringement and has a regular and established place of business."