Appeals Court: Judge Can't Ignore the Supreme Court to Keep Patent Cases in TX

Re:Appeals Court: Judge Can't Ignore the Supreme Court to Ke... by Arwill on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:28AM (#15338000)

My guess is that companies will start closing any offices there, just so they can't be tried by that court.

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Re:Appeals Court: Judge Can't Ignore the Supreme Court to Ke... by tyingq on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:38AM (#15338069)

For those that are curious, here's the jurisdiction: http://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=court-info

A large portion of it is rural, but it does include suburban areas of Dallas like Plano, which is the HDQ for companies like JC Penney, Frito Lay, and Perot Systems. And, of course, your HDQ doesn't need to be there, just any "place of business".

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Re:Appeals Court: Judge Can't Ignore the Supreme Court to Ke... by jhall1468 on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:01AM (#15338698)

The major issue for trolls is they prefer to target tech companies that recently received funding. By incorporating and having offices only in patent-antagonistic jurisdictions, they all but chop the head off patent trolls.

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