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Thepetition of the day is:

16-341

Issue:Whether the patent venue statute, 28 U.S.C. 1400(b), which provides that patent infringement actions may be brought in the judicial district where the defendant resides[,] is the sole and exclusive provision governing venue in patent infringement actions and is not to be supplemented by the statute governing [v]enue generally, 28 U.S.C. 1391, which has long contained a subsection (c) that, where applicable, deems a corporate entity to reside in multiple judicial districts.

Cases: TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC

Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Oct. 18, 2016, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/10/petition-of-the-day-1013/