TC Heartland, LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands, LLC
28 U.S.C. § 1391(c) still supplements 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) regarding venue in patent infringement cases despite Congress’ 2011 amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1391.
28 U.S.C. § 1391(c) still supplements 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) regarding venue in patent infringement cases despite Congress’ 2011 amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1391.
Current patent litigation defendants sued before the decision in TC Heartland and that failed to initially contest venue may now contest venue when jurisdiction was based solely on personal jurisdiction.
The general venue statute of 28 U.S.C. § 1391(c) modifies the meaning of the specific venue statute of 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) for infringement actions.
28 U.S.C. § 1391(c) still supplements 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) regarding venue in patent infringement cases despite Congress’ 2011 amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1391.