The patent venue statute appears to be a dinosaur. Indeed, most areas of law do not have a separate venue statute, including niches like admiralty, class actions, and shareholder disputes. Similarly, the venue subsection for copyright is already aligned with the general venue statute.
In an unanimous 8-0 decision, the Supreme Court struck down nearly 30 years of Federal Circuit patent venue jurisprudence that built on the view that the general venue statute (28 U.S.C. § 1391).