Two Recent Decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

First, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a decision in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods. The technical holding of the opinion is that the general venue statute (which has been amended to provide venue in any judicial district in which personal jurisdiction exists) did not alter the patent venue statute. Second, the CAFC rendered the decision in Rovalma v. Bohler-Edelstahl. This is another in a series of recent decisions by the CAFC which has reversed a finding by the Patent Office (regarding the invalidity or unpatentability of a patent claim), where the Patent Office has not provided sufficient fact-finding to support its conclusion…

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