Selecting a Patent Suit Venue

Selecting a Patent Suit Venue Ann G. Fort July 27, 2011

GENERALLY RECOGNIZED FACTORS IN SELECTING A VENUE FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT LITIGATION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

PATENT VENUE: 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER OUT-OF-STATE DEFENDANT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

TYPICAL GROUNDS FOR PERSONAL JURISDICTION ,[object Object],[object Object]

STREAM OF COMMERCE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

TRADE SHOW JURISDICTION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

NON-U.S. DEFENDANTS ,[object Object],[object Object]

PLAINTIFF’S “HOME COURT ADVANTAGE” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

TRAITS OF “PRO-PATENT” VENUE ,[object Object],[object Object]

TRAITS OF A WINNING JURISDICTION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SOURCES OF INFORMATION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

OVERALL RESULTS IN PATENT LITIGATION, 2000-2010 ,[object Object]

MOST POPULAR VENUES 2000-2010 ,[object Object],Source: Lemley, Where to File 519 Southern District of California 584 District of Massachusetts 600 District of Minnesota 987 District of New Jersey 1017 District of Delaware 1018 Southern District of New York 1024 Eastern District of Texas 1233 Northern District of Illinois 1424 Northern District of California 2289 Central District of California Total District

MOST POPULAR VENUES 2010 ,[object Object],Source: IPO, The IP Record 2011 69 Eastern District of Virginia 78 District of Massachusetts 80 Northern District of Ohio 132 Southern District of New York 164 District of New Jersey 184 Northern District of California 231 Central District of California 249 Northern District of Illinois 273 District of Delaware 446 Eastern District of Texas Total District

MOST POPULAR VENUES 2000-2010 – PATENTEE WIN RATE ,[object Object],Source: Lemley, Where to File 36.3% Central District of California 37.0% Southern District of New York 38.4% District of Massachusetts 40.0% Eastern District of Missouri 40.3% Eastern District of Texas 45.2% District of Oregon 45.3% District of Delaware 46.2% District of Nevada 46.3% Middle District of Florida 55.1% Northern District of Texas Claimant Win Percentage District

OVERALL TRIAL RATE 2000-2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MOST POPULAR VENUES 2000-2010 – TRIAL RATE ,[object Object],Source: Lemley, Where to File 3.5% Southern District of Texas 4.0% Middle District of Florida 4.0% Western District of Texas 4.1% Eastern District of Missouri 4.4% Southern District of Florida 6.2% District of Massachusetts 6.4% Eastern District of Virginia 7.4% Western District of Wisconsin 8.0% Eastern District of Texas 11.8% District of Delaware Percentage to Trial District

MOST POPULAR VENUES 2000-2010 – TIME TO TRIAL ,[object Object],Source: Lemley, Where to File 2.26 Northern District of Texas 2.22 District of Maryland 2.19 Western District of Washington 2.13 Eastern District of Texas 2.07 District of Oregon 2.03 District of Delaware 2.00 Middle District of Florida 1.66 Southern District of Florida 0.96 Eastern District of Virginia 0.67 Western District of Wisconsin Time to Trial (years) District

“ BEST” VENUES 2000-2010 – AGGREGATED FACTORS ,[object Object],Source: Lemley, Where to File 7 5 11 6 1 28 18 4 14 2 Claimant Win Percentage Ranking 7 11 8 2 17 3 6 1 4 9 Percent to Trial Ranking 18 25 11 28 10 1 4 15 2 6 Time to Resolution Ranking 15 6 16 7 10 1 3 5 2 4 Time to Trial Ranking 47 Eastern District of Missouri 47 District of Oregon 46 Western District of Texas 43 Eastern District of Texas 38 Northern District of Texas 33 Western District of Wisconsin 31 Southern District of Florida 25 District of Delaware 22 Eastern District of Virginia 21 Middle District of Florida Aggregate Ranking District

DAMAGE AWARDS ,[object Object],Source: Patstats.org 1 District of Rhode Island 1 District of Oregon 1 Northern District of New York 1 District of Kansas 1 District of Arizona 2 District of Massachusetts 2 District of Delaware 2 Southern District of California 2 Northern District of California 12 Eastern District of Texas No. of Top 25 Damage Awards District

“ BEST” VENUES v. BIG MONEY “ Best” Venues M. D. Fla. E. D. Va. S.D. Fla. W. D. Wis. N. D. Tex. W. D. Tex. E. D. Tex (12) D. Del. (2) D. Ore. (1) Most Big $ Awards N. D. Cal. (2) S. D. Cal. (2) D. Mass. (2) D. Ariz. (1) D. Kan. (1) N. D. N. Y. (1) D. R. I. (1)

INJUNCTIONS, POST-EBAY (5/15/2006 – 4/11/2011) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

INJUNCTIONS IN LEMLEY’S BEST VENUES ,[object Object],Source: Patstats.org 0 3 2 19 2 1 3 11 1 3 Grants 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 7 2 2 Denials Eastern District of Missouri District of Oregon Western District of Texas Eastern District of Texas Northern District of Texas Western District of Wisconsin Southern District of Florida District of Delaware Eastern District of Virginia Middle District of Florida District

OTHER FACTORS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

PATENT PILOT PROGRAM DISTRICTS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

ONCE YOU’RE THERE, CAN YOU STAY? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CURRENT TRANSFER TRENDS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

FACTORS IN TRANSFER ANALYSIS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CONCLUSIONS? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],Please contact: Ann G. Fort at [email_address]

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