First throwing out the rule allowing patent lawsuits to be files anywhere (read that the East Texas Court) and now this. Common sense returning to filing suits.
This one was just basic Con Law (and we’ve established that one of justices obviously got through that class on Affirmative Action rather than knowledge).
On the other hand, I’m not a fan of the patent law decision. Better in the EDTx and the 5th than NDCal and WD Wa. and the 9th Circus.
EDTx does have a higher rate of success for patent holders than do the districts that cater to the big corporations that figure they can do whatever they want.
Interestingly enough, one of the first blows against filing suits in the EDTx involved Toyota sucessfully moving a case out of the ED Tx a few years ago. http://business.cch.com/ipld/InreToyotaMotorCorporation.pdf And now Toyota has moved their North American HQ into the Eastern District of Texas.