Amax, Inc. v. ACCO Brands Corp.

4 Analyses of this case by attorneys

  1. Making the Sausage: Lower Courts Grapple With the Supreme Court’s TC Heartland Venue Decision

    Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Andrew H. DeVoogdOctober 3, 2017

    Further, the court rejected the opposite holding in at least eight recent cases from California and Texas (among other jurisdictions). SeeOptoLum, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114717, at *5 (distinguishing Cobalt Boats, LLC v. Sea Ray Boats, Inc., No. 2:15cv21, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90728, 2017 WL 2556679, at *3 (E.D. Va. June 7, 2017); Elbit Sys. Land & C4I Ltd. v. Hughes Network Sys., LLC, 2:15-CV-00037-RWS-RSP, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94495, 2017 WL 2651618, at *20 (E.D. Tex. June 20, 2017); iLife Techs., Inc. v. Nintendo of Am., Inc., No. 3:13-cv-04987, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98698, 2017 WL 2778006, at *5-7 (N.D. Tex. June 27, 2017); The Chamberlain Grp., Inc. v. Techtronic Indus. Co., No. 16-C-6097, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107955 (N.D. Ill. June 28, 2017); Amax, Inc. v. ACCO Brands Corp., No. 16-10695-NMG, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101127, 2017 WL 2818986, at *2-3 (D. Mass. June 29, 2017); Infogation Corp. v. HTC Corp., No. 16-cv-01902, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103645, 2017 WL 2869717, at *4 (S.D. Cal. July 5, 2017); Navico, Inc. v. Garmin Int’l, Inc., No. 2:16-CV-190, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106461, 2017 WL 2957882, at *2-3 (E.D. Tex. July 11, 2017); Reebok Int’l Ltd. v. TRB Acquisitions LLC, No. 3:16-cv-1618-SI, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109576, 2017 WL 3016034, at *3 (D. Or. July 14, 2017)). The Arizona court concluded that TC Heartland was a “sea change” regarding venue in patent law and granted the transfer motion.

  2. Making the Sausage: Lower Courts Grapple With the Supreme Court’s TC Heartland Venue Decision

    Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.September 28, 2017

    Further, the court rejected the opposite holding in at least eight recent cases from California and Texas (among other jurisdictions). SeeOptoLum, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114717, at *5 (distinguishing Cobalt Boats, LLC v. Sea Ray Boats, Inc., No. 2:15cv21, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90728, 2017 WL 2556679, at *3 (E.D. Va. June 7, 2017); Elbit Sys. Land & C4I Ltd. v. Hughes Network Sys., LLC, 2:15-CV-00037-RWS-RSP, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94495, 2017 WL 2651618, at *20 (E.D. Tex. June 20, 2017); iLife Techs., Inc. v. Nintendo of Am., Inc., No. 3:13-cv-04987, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98698, 2017 WL 2778006, at *5-7 (N.D. Tex. June 27, 2017); The Chamberlain Grp., Inc. v. Techtronic Indus. Co., No. 16-C-6097, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107955 (N.D. Ill. June 28, 2017); Amax, Inc. v. ACCO Brands Corp., No. 16-10695-NMG, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101127, 2017 WL 2818986, at *2-3 (D. Mass. June 29, 2017); Infogation Corp. v. HTC Corp., No. 16-cv-01902, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103645, 2017 WL 2869717, at *4 (S.D. Cal. July 5, 2017); Navico, Inc. v. Garmin Int’l, Inc., No. 2:16-CV-190, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106461, 2017 WL 2957882, at *2-3 (E.D. Tex. July 11, 2017);Reebok Int’l Ltd. v. TRB Acquisitions LLC, No. 3:16-cv-1618-SI, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109576, 2017 WL 3016034, at *3 (D. Or. July 14, 2017)). The Arizona court concluded that TC Heartland was a “sea change” regarding venue in patent law and granted the transfer motion.

  3. Recent Supreme Court Decision Constrains Forum Shopping in Patent Infringement Cases

    Lane Powell PCSteven WintersSeptember 1, 2017

    [ii]Infogation Corp. v. HTC Corp., No. 16-CV-01902-H-JLB, 2017 WL 2869717, at *4 (S.D. Cal. July 5, 2017);Amax, Inc. v. ACCO Brands Corp., No. CV 16-10695-NMG, 2017 WL 2818986 (D. Mass. June 29, 2017); Elbit Sys. Land & C4I Ltd. v. Hughes Network Sys., LLC, No. 2:15-CV-00037-RWS-RSP, 2017 WL 2651618, at *20 (E.D. Tex. June 20, 2017).

  4. Judge Gilstrap Provides Guide for Post-TC Heartland Venue Analysis

    Fish & Richardson P.C.Phillip GoterJuly 14, 2017

    .[4] Amax, Inc. v. ACCO Brands Corp., No. 16-10695-NMG, 2017 WL 2818986 (D. Mass. June 29, 2017) [View source.]