Denying Mandamus, Federal Circuit Says Patent Case Can Proceed In Delaware

Mealey's (May 10, 2018, 8:43 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 20-page precedential order issued May 9 the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected claims by HTC Corp., a Taiwanese entity, that a Delaware federal judge erred in failing to apply the patent venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), to its motion to dismiss for improper venue (In re:  HTC Corporation, No. 18-130, Fed. Cir.)....