Legal Opinion
Ve Holding Corporation v. Johnson Gas Appliance Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 24, 1990No. 90-1270, 90-1274PublishedCited by 227 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
For almost one hundred years, a specific statutory provision, currently section 1400(b) of chapter 87, title 28, U.S. Code, has set forth the bases for establishing venue in patent infringement actions. Where the defendant ‘resides’ is one of those bases. Supreme Court decisions, with one exception, have maintained that that provision is unaffected by other statutory provisions governing venue.
In 1988 Congress adopted a new definition of ‘reside’ as it applies to venue for corporate defendants. This case requires us to decide whether, by that amendment to § 1391(c) of…
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