Connor Villar

Nov 22, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Joseph Drayton |Elizabeth Shrieves |Connor Villar

Amongst the many decisions an attorney makes throughout litigation, there is one choice that can shape the outcome of a case way before filing a motion, setting discovery and trial strategy, or even calling a witness: venue, where the case will be adjudicated. The governing statute limits patent venue to (i) the judicial district in which the defendant resides; or (ii) where the defendant has “committed acts of infringement and has a regular and established place of business.”28 U.S.C. § 1400(b).

Nov 22, 2024 | mondaq.com | Joseph Drayton |Connor Villar |Elizabeth Shrieves

Amongst the many decisions an attorney makes throughout litigation, there is one choice that can shape the outcome of a case way before filing a motion, setting discovery and trial strategy, or even calling a witness: venue, where the case will be adjudicated. The governing statute limits patent venue to (i) the judicial district in which the defendant resides; or (ii) where the defendant has "committed acts of infringement and has a regular and established place of business." 28 U.S.C. §1400(b).

May 3, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jeffrey Warshafsky |Connor Villar

Taking legal action to protect a trade secret is unlike other intellectual property litigation since what you’re trying to protect is a secret. Plaintiffs must navigate a fine line between pleading their complaint with enough specificity to put the Defendant on notice of what they allegedly misappropriated, but not too much to diminish the value of the secret. Several recent decisions indicate how to strike this balance.