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Re:U.S. top court tightens patent suit rules in blow to ‘pat... by SparkyMcUnicorn on Monday May 22, 2017 @12:17PM (#14394797)
Sounds great, but it seems like something Newegg or Costco's lawyers would have started on already if it were feasible.
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Re:U.S. top court tightens patent suit rules in blow to ‘pat... by jhall1468 on Monday May 22, 2017 @02:19PM (#14395778)
Costco's golf ball case was filed in the state where it's headquartered: Washington.
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Re:U.S. top court tightens patent suit rules in blow to ‘pat... by dangerlibrary on Monday May 22, 2017 @05:08PM (#14396955)
Only because Costco pre-emptively sued the patent holding company in order to choose the venue.
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Re:U.S. top court tightens patent suit rules in blow to ‘pat... by jhall1468 on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @10:34AM (#14401528)
True, but the point was, Costco doesn't have cause to do anything in East Texas.
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