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1、FOREDUCATIONALUSEONLY20NO.3Intell.Prop.&Tech.L.J.1IntellectualProperty&TechnologyLawJournalMarch,2008*1专利诉讼中的管辖地:改革的无意结果VENUEINPATENTLITIGATION:THEUNINTENDEDCONSEQUENCESOFREFORMWilliamC.Rooklidge,RenéeL.Stasio[FNa1]Copyright?2008byAspenPublishers;WilliamC.Rooklidge,RenéeL.StasioAlitt
2、le-discussedprovisionofthecurrentSenateandHousepatentreformbills,S.1145[FN1]andH.R.1908,[FN2]wouldchangethevenuestatutethathasbeenappliedinpatentcasessince1988.Determinationofvenueinpatentinfringementactionswouldchangedramaticallybothsubstantivelyandprocedurallyundereitherofthesenewp
3、rovisions.Theseprovisions,whichwouldrequireaninquiryintotheplaintiff'sintentinperformingtheactivityinthevenuewheretheactionisfiledandthesubstantialityofthatactivityintheforum,arenottheanswer.Thebenefitsofthesechangestothevenueprovision,mostnotablythepurporteddecreaseinforumshoppingan
4、dincreaseincertaintyinvenueselection,havenotbeenthoroughlyevaluatedorweighedagainstthecostsandburdensthatthesechangeswouldimposeonlitigantsandthecourts.Thisarticlefirstbrieflyexaminesthehistoryofthevenuestatuteinthecontextofpatentinfringementlitigation.Then,itdiscussesthemotivationbe
5、hindtheproposedamendmentsandthereasonsthathavebeencitedforchangingthevenuestatute.Finally,thisarticlereviewstheproposedrevisionsandidentifieshowtheirnegativeeffectswouldoutweighanybenefittothepatentlitigationsystem.Specifically,theHouseandSenateamendmentswouldincreasetheburdenonthefe
6、deraldistrictcourtsacrossthecountryandtheFederalCircuitandwoulddelayandincreasethecostofpatentlitigationthroughincreasedvenuedisputes,pre-answerdiscovery,andappeals.HistoryoftheDeterminationofVenueinPatentInfringementLitigationThepurposeofvenuestatutesistoprotectdefendants"fromtheinc
7、onvenienceofhavingtodefendanactioninatrialcourtthatiseitherremotefromthedefendant'sresidenceorfromtheplacewheretheactsunderlyingthecontroversyoccurred."[FN3]Thispurposeisachievedbylimitingtheplaintiff'schoiceofforumtocertaincourtsamongthosethatmightotherwisehavepersonaljurisdictionov
8、erthedefenda
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