Patent defendants won’t receive a “Get out of East Texas free” card
arstechnica.com
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These judges make legal precedent, and anyone who does business in East Texas seems to be at risk of a massive patent lawsuit that, even if utterly unfair, might bankrupt them or severely impact them.
I'm sure there are firms who would be more than happy to avoid patent trolls as much as possible and forgo any sales in this area of the world.