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Justice Scalia’s Renegade Jurisdiction: Lessons for Patent Law Reform. Xuan-Thao Nguyen Professor of Law SMU Dedman School of Law Tulane Law School WIPIP Conference October 2008. Blame It on the EDTX. Scalia’s Comment Testimonies at various Congressional Hearings Others’ Comments.
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Justice Scalia’s Renegade Jurisdiction:Lessons for Patent Law Reform Xuan-Thao Nguyen Professor of LawSMU Dedman School of Law Tulane Law School WIPIP Conference October 2008
Blame It on the EDTX • Scalia’s Comment • Testimonies at various Congressional Hearings • Others’ Comments
Quantitative Study on Patent Cases • 27,000 cases • 10 years: 1995 to 2005 • Patent cases filed in the district courts
Patent Cases Filed 1995-2000 2000-2005 1020 CDCA: 1423 740 CAND: 896 649 NDIL: 806 429 SDNY: 714 431 D.Del.: 709 342 DNJ: 582 315 D.Min. 409 295 EDVA 216 72 EDTX: 364
EDTX Transformation:Corporate Origin • Texas Instruments • Richard Agnich
EDTX Transformation • The Knowledgeable Judges with Love for Patent Cases • The Local Patent Rules • No Competing Cases
Punishing EDTX? • Venue Reform? • The District of Wisconsin Next?