Tag: judge gilstrap
Forum Selling and Judge Shopping—How Two Texas Districts Compete For NPE Cases
Judge Gilstrap of the infamously NPE-friendly Eastern District of Texas used to handle one out of every four patent cases in the entire United States. The Eastern District as a whole handled mor...
Federal Circuit: Server Is Not A Regular And Established Place Of Business
Today, the Federal Circuit granted a writ of mandamus, ordering the Eastern District of Texas to dismiss or transfer a case for lack of venue. This order is the latest in a series of Federal Circuit...
New E.D. Texas Ruling Is Vicarious Victory for Trolls
In a decision issued last week, Judge Gilstrap—the “poster boy” for patent trolls’ favorite court, the Eastern District of Texas—has mangled the law on induced infringement, contributory inf...