Don’t take away our lucrative shopping franchise! “Judges and lawyers from the Eastern District of Texas are battling back at legislation partially aimed at curtailing the inordinate number of patent cases argued in the region. The district’s bar association this week hired its first lobbyist, Gaylord Hughey, who will focus on ‘patent venue issues.'” [The Hill; more on the Eastern District]
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[…] specifically targeted by “patent reform” efforts – in response, the district has hired a political lobbyist to protect its docket! A major law firm, accused of a technical error that invalidated a patent, […]