Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:
- an article discussing how “[a] bipartisan group of five U.S. senators have introduced a bill to amend Chapter 28 of Title 35 of the U.S. Code to include language that would combat corrupt Chinese Courts from issuing ‘anti-suit injunctions'”;
- an article reporting on an “exclusive interview with [Judge Kathleen] O’Malley on a video call during her final week on the court”; and
- another article analyzing a recent grant of a writ of mandamus against the Western District of Texas in a patent case.
Eileen McDermott filed an article with IPWatchdog discussing how “[a] bipartisan group of five U.S. senators have introduced a bill to amend Chapter 28 of Title 35 of the U.S. Code to include language that would combat corrupt Chinese Courts from issuing ‘anti-suit injunctions.'” McDermott highlighted Senator Thom Tillis’s statement that “[t]he use of so-called ‘anti-suit’ injunctions is an insult to American companies and the rule of law.”
Angela Morris authored an article for IAM Media regarding its “exclusive interview with [Judge Kathleen] O’Malley on a video call during her final week on the court.” The interviews provides “O’Malley[‘s] inside thoughts on Section 101, injunctions in patent cases, Patent Trial and Appeal Board reforms that should stay or go, the US patent system’s standing in the world, and more.”
Logan Murr wrote an article for IPWatchdog analyzing recent venue controversies concerning Judge Alan Albright and the Western District of Texas. Murr explained, with reference to In re Volkswagen Group of America Inc., that “in light of a slew of decisions reversing his refusals to move cases out of his court—the CAFC . . . granted two more petitions for mandamus relief, holding the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas clearly abused its discretion in not granting a change of venue.”