Panel Rules Against University, Says Patent Case Belongs In Delaware

Mealey's (September 5, 2019, 12:33 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 5 affirmed a Texas federal judge’s decision to transfer a patent infringement action by the Board of Regents of the University of Texas (UT) to Delaware federal court, holding that “the state sovereignty principles asserted by UT do not grant it the right to bring suit in an otherwise improper venue” (Board of Regents of the University of Texas, et al. v. Boston Scientific Corp., No. 18-1700, Fed. Cir.)....