Federal Circuit Upholds Texas Venue in Microchip Patent Case, Denies Transfer to New York

The Federal Circuit has ruled against a Chicago tech manufacturer’s attempt to transfer a patent case from Texas to New York. This legal dispute was initiated by a patent litigation outfit funded by a former Microsoft executive’s private equity firm. The appellate court determined that the tech manufacturer did not provide sufficient justification to demonstrate that the lower court’s decision to keep the case in Texas was in error. For further details, the full text is available on Law360.