TC Heartland shook up venue choice, did it reduce US patent litigation too?

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TC Heartland shook up venue choice, did it reduce US patent litigation too?

Sanjana Kapila
October 12 2018
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A new Docket Navigator report assesses the impact of TC Heartland on the most popular districts for patent litigation, the number of patent cases and which districts are being affected by venue challenges

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