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In re: Cray Inc.

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17-129

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Appellate - Federal Circuit

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  1. September 22, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Ruling To Force More Patent Cases Out Of EDTX

    A Federal Circuit decision Thursday setting guidelines where patent suits can be filed — and rejecting venue rules set by an Eastern District of Texas judge — provides need much-needed clarity in a contentious area of the law and should result in many cases leaving the Texas court, attorneys say.

  2. September 21, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Strikes Down Gilstrap's Patent Venue Rules

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday ruled that Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap abused his discretion by refusing to transfer a patent suit against Cray Inc. to another court, holding that venue rules the judge has established are not in line with patent law.

  3. August 09, 2017

    Ericsson, Nokia Say Judge Gilstrap's Venue Rules Make Sense

    Ericsson Inc. and Nokia USA Inc. urged the Federal Circuit on Tuesday to reject a challenge to Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap's new rules for determining a "place of business" for the purposes of patent litigation in the wake of the Supreme Court's TC Heartland decision.

  4. August 02, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Urged To Reject Challenge To Gilstrap's Venue Rules

    Technology company Raytheon urged the Federal Circuit on Tuesday to deny a bid by supercomputer maker Cray to throw out a decision by Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap setting rules for determining the appropriate venue for patent cases, saying Cray can't show that the judge abused his discretion.

  5. July 27, 2017

    Gilstrap's Venue Rules Harm Telecommuters: Tech Co. Group

    The High Tech Inventors Alliance, a new group formed to lobby for patent policy, threw its support behind a supercomputer maker Wednesday, telling the Federal Circuit that a Texas judge's new post-TC Heartland venue rules could ensnare the tech companies’ remote employees and harm their business models.

  6. July 25, 2017

    Gilead Backs Cray In Appeal Over Gilstrap's New Venue Rules

    Gilead Sciences Inc. is backing Cray Inc. at the Federal Circuit in its bid to throw out a decision from U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap setting new venue rules for patent cases, telling the court it believes the opinion misinterpreted the patent venue statute and could allow too-loose connections to determine venues moving forward. 

  7. July 18, 2017

    Cray Urges Fed. Circ. To Scrap Gilstrap's New Venue Rules

    Cray Inc. asked the Federal Circuit on Monday to throw out a decision by Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap setting rules for determining the appropriate venue for patent cases, arguing that his test flouts the law, days after a key congressman assailed the ruling as "reprehensible."