tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post3055819634414757160..comments2023-11-05T06:06:12.057-06:00Comments on The 271 Patent Blog: Senate Marks Up Patent Reform ActTwo-Seventy-One Patent Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02481083706071978817noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-66927526114288794812007-07-16T09:21:00.000-05:002007-07-16T09:21:00.000-05:00You forgot to highlight section (b): Notwithstandi...You forgot to highlight section (b): Notwithstanding (the rest of the venue provision), in [a patent case] a party shall not manufacture venue by assignment, incorporation, or otherwise to invoke the venue of a specific district court. This provision kills the "incorporate in Marshall as a shell just to get venue" technique that is being used with so much frequency now. That's why John Cornyn of Texas voted against the forum-shopping. He's for forum-shopping when the forum of choice is in his home state.Rick Frenkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343889787184797729noreply@blogger.com