The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about eliminating the most popular gambit for patent trolls -- suing in the speedy, reputedly patent-friendly Eastern District of Texas -- but the justices seemed less than enthusiastic about eliminating the legal underpinnings of the practice. "I was thinking as I was reading the briefs, sometimes we have accidental theme days at the Supreme Court," said Kagan. The justices "were very focused on whether existing Supreme Court precedent is still good law," said Brian Kwok, a partner with Haynes and Boone in Palo Alto. "There appeared to be some consternation by the Supreme Court that the Federal Circuit has been ignoring its precedent for 30 years." It's not unknown for the Supreme Court to step in and change long-held practice in patent law, he added.

Source: Forbes March 28, 2017 13:41 UTC