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Smart Wearable Technologies Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

Brief / Memorandum in Opposition re MOTION to Dismiss for improper venue MOTION to Transfer Case to Northern District of California .

24 Cited authorities

  1. TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Grp. Brands LLC

    137 S. Ct. 1514 (2017)   Cited 430 times   108 Legal Analyses
    Holding that domestic corporations "reside" only in their state of incorporation

  2. Leroy v. Great W. United Corp.

    443 U.S. 173 (1979)   Cited 981 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that while “[t]he question of personal jurisdiction, which goes to the court's power to exercise control over the parties, is typically decided in advance of venue, ... a court may reverse the normal order of considering personal jurisdiction and venue”

  3. Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Corp.

    353 U.S. 222 (1957)   Cited 547 times   86 Legal Analyses
    Holding section 1391(c) did not define a corporate defendant's residence under 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) applicable to patent infringement suits

  4. Beverly Hills Fan Co. v. Royal Sovereign Corp.

    21 F.3d 1558 (Fed. Cir. 1994)   Cited 572 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the forum's interest in discouraging injuries within its territory extends to patent infringement actions

  5. Midwest Industries, v. Karavan Trailers

    175 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 1999)   Cited 276 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding en banc that Federal Circuit law governs question of whether patent law conflicts with trade dress action under § 43 of the Lanham Act or preempts such an action under state law

  6. VE Holding Corp. v. Johnson Gas Appliance Co.

    917 F.2d 1574 (Fed. Cir. 1990)   Cited 341 times   87 Legal Analyses
    Holding that changes to the general venue statute meant that, in patent cases, corporations reside in every venue where personal jurisdiction is proper

  7. Holland v. Big River Minerals Corporation

    181 F.3d 597 (4th Cir. 1999)   Cited 145 times
    Concluding that there was no "strong precedent" where the precise issue in the case at bar "remained an open question" in the precedent (quoting Curtis Publ'g Co. v. Butts, 388 U.S. 130, 143, 87 S. Ct. 1975, 18 L. Ed. 2d 1094 (1967))

  8. Minton v. Nat'l Ass'n. of Sec. Dealers

    336 F.3d 1373 (Fed. Cir. 2003)   Cited 85 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "whereby" clause in method for trading securities did not constitute a claim limitation

  9. Stonite Co. v. Melvin Lloyd Co.

    315 U.S. 561 (1942)   Cited 163 times   10 Legal Analyses
    In Stonite Prods. Co. v. Lloyd Co., 315 U.S. 561 (1942), the Court declared that what is now § 1400(b) is "the exclusive provision controlling venue in patent infringement proceedings."

  10. Cobalt Boats, LLC v. Sea Ray Boats, Inc.

    254 F. Supp. 3d 836 (E.D. Va. 2017)   Cited 54 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that TC Heartland does not qualify as a change of law because it merely affirms Fourco

  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 358,269 times   949 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Section 1404 - Change of venue

    28 U.S.C. § 1404   Cited 29,082 times   191 Legal Analyses
    Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

  13. Section 1391 - Venue generally

    28 U.S.C. § 1391   Cited 28,884 times   199 Legal Analyses
    Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred

  14. Section 1406 - Cure or waiver of defects

    28 U.S.C. § 1406   Cited 14,744 times   55 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing that transfer is proper to any district or division in which the action could have been brought

  15. Rule 7 - Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 7   Cited 7,856 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Defining "pleadings" for purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

  16. Section 1400 - Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs

    28 U.S.C. § 1400   Cited 2,193 times   321 Legal Analyses
    Identifying proper venue for copyright and patent suits