LQP Ask The Patent Attorney: Where Can You Get Sued For Patent Infringement?

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Craige Thompson

Craige is an experienced engineer, accomplished patent attorney, and bestselling author.

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Summary: Good news! You could be sued in fewer places!
Business owners will be relieved to know that their risk of being sued for patent infringement in some far away and unfriendly court just went down! Find out how a patent spat over supercomputers can keep you from traveling so far to defend against a charge of patent infringement.

All patent protection suits are a matter of federal law, and may only be heard in federal court because only federal courts have exclusive subject matter jurisdiction.

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