Supreme Court Reaffirms its Interpretation of the Patent Venue Statute
On Monday May 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court decided TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC. Justice Thomas wrote the 8-0 opinion. In TC Heartland LLC, the Court reaffirmed its original interpretation of 28 U.S.C. Section 1400(b), holding “that a domestic corporation ‘resides’ only in its State of Incorporation for the purposes of the patent venue statute.” This holding will likely have a tremendous impact on patent litigation because of the limits it pla
