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EFF asks appeals court to “shut down the Eastern District of Texas”

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Ars Technica; By Joe Mullin 		Mail this story
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge have asked a federal appeals court to make big changes to the rules governing venue in patent cases. The two public interest groups are seeking to file an amicus brief (PDF) which attacks the Eastern District of Texas as being one of the "most notorious situations of forum shopping in recent history."

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