Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. Boston Scientific Corporation

 
APPEAL NO.
18-1700
OP. BELOW
DCT
SUBJECT
Patent
AUTHOR
Stoll

Question(s) Presented

1. “Whether the patent venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), dictates venue in state party patent infringement cases.”

2. “Whether state sovereignty includes the right to not litigate in a nonresident defendant’s home state (and hence the right to choose any forum with the requisite subject matter and personal jurisdiction).”

3. “Whether a federal transferee court can acquire jurisdiction over a state without its consent or waiver of any objection to such court’s jurisdiction.”

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