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Re: How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved ... by yardie on Monday January 28, 2013 @05:13AM (#5127918)
As a counterpoint because EDTX has been used so heavily as a patent litigation court their infrastructure is uniquely tailored to handle software patent litigation. By extension the jury is also more familiar with the complexities and details of software patents.

So your choice is choosing a jury in a district that is more familiar with technology, software, and patents or choosing a jury in a district who were dumb enough not to get out of jury duty.

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Re: How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved ... by talmand on Monday January 28, 2013 @11:25AM (#5129125)
Based on many of the cases that have come from there, I would state that they are no more familiar with technology, software, and patents then any other district. It's just that for some reason or another they are pro-plaintiff in these cases. The articles suggests the possible cause of that lay in the judges themselves since Newegg was apparently not allowed to argue to invalidate the patents in the first place, which was stupid. A higher court agreed and reversed the decision so I fail to see how the district's supposed familiarity with such things were a benefit to anyone.
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