Inside Counsel | TC Heartland Decision May Have Major Implications for Patent Litigation

The U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the definition of “reside” in the patent venue statute, upending years of precedent. Our Intellectual Property Group analyzes what this dramatic shift in interpretation means and the implications for patent holders.

Ted Stevenson, Adam Ahnhut, David Frist, Nick Tsui, and Michael Deane are noted for successfully representing Ericsson Inc. in patent litigation before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in TC Heartland, Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas made the first (and so far only) in-depth effort to define the contours of what constitutes a “regular and established place of business” under the second prong of 28 U.S.C. Section 1400(b).