Welcome to Skilled in the Art, y’all! I’m Law.com IP reporter Scott Graham, and each item in today’s briefing has a connection to the Eastern District of Texas. Yes, despite the effects of TC Heartland, and emerging competition from other Texas judges, ED-Tex still plays an out-sized role in patent litigation. Thanks to an order today from the Federal Circuit, that’s not likely to change any time soon. Read on for details. As always you can email me your thoughts and follow me on Twitter.


Judges Jimmie Reyna, left, and Rodney Gilstrap.

Welcome Back to Marshall, Google!

It’s now official. Patent owners can still sue Google in the Eastern District of TexasTC Heartland or no TC Heartland, for the foreseeable future.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]