Patent Law Alert:
SUPREME COURT REVERSES FEDERAL CIRCUIT’S DEFINITION OF CORPORATE RESIDENT FOR PURPOSES OF PATENT VENUE

(May 22, 2017)  The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous (8-0) decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 581 U.S. __ (May 22, 2017) addressing venue in patent infringement cases.  The patent venue statute, 28 U. S. C. §1400(b), provides that:   “[a]ny civil action for patent infringement may be brought in […]

95th Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary

Anthony F. Lo Cicero, Charles Macedo, David Goldberg Each year, the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (“NYIPLA”) hosts its annual dinner in honor the Federal Judiciary.  This year, the 95th Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary will be held at: New York Hilton Midtown Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP is pleased to support […]