Federal Circuit Finds Presence Of Google’s Cache Servers In The Eastern District Of Texas Does Not Justify Venue
02/25/2020
On February 13, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) granted a writ of mandamus, ordering the Eastern District of Texas (“EDTX”) to dismiss or transfer the patent infringement suit filed there against Google LLC (“Google”). In re Google LLC, No. 2019-126, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. Feb, 13, 2020). Applying In re Cray, CAFC found that the EDTX lacked venue under the 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b).