Slater Law Group partners, Mark Slater and Jon Hersey, are proud to be among the first members of the new Select Counsel network of attorneys. Select Counsel’s mission is to bring together top-tier lawyers who have taken their big firm experience to boutique practices. At launch, the network boasts over 300 members nationwide. By connecting…
October 2017
Federal Circuit Clarifies Patent Infringement Venue Standard Following TC Heartland
The Federal Circuit has issued a significant ruling in the ongoing debate surrounding venue in patent infringement cases. As we mentioned in August, the Supreme Court’s ruling in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Brands LLC, 581 U.S. ____, (2017) held that, for purposes of the patent venue statute, a defendant “resides” only in the…