The Federal Circuit has further narrowed the scope of patent venue statute in In re Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., holding that the requisite control a defendant must exercise over.
Inventor-controlled ARSUS LLC has taken another swing against Tesla in its ongoing driver assistance campaign, shifting from the Northern District of California to the Western District of Texas in the process.
Patent litigation in Q1 2022 remained consistent with long-term trends. In particular, NPE assertion was down compared to an unseasonably active first quarter last year.
In re: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and In re: Hyundai Motor America, Appeal Nos. 2022-108, -109 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 9, 2022) - In the most recent of multiple mandamus.
The location of independent car dealerships can't be used to justify venue in patent litigation against auto manufacturers, the Federal Circuit said Wednesday, overriding U.S. District Judge Alan Albright for the first time in months.