Supreme Court To Hear Case On Patent Infringement Action Venue Statutes

Mealey's (December 15, 2016, 2:30 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Dec. 14 order list, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to a patent infringement defendant to decide the standard for determining the proper venue for such infringement suits to be brought against a corporate entity (TC Heartland LLC d/b/a Heartland Food Products Group v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, No. 16-341, U.S. Sup.)....