Even if no court went out of its way to
favor patent owners, their ability to shop for a forum would still be inherently advantageous.
This means that patent trolls can no longer drag companies to distant and inconvenient forums that
favor patent owners but have little connection to the dispute.
Another way the Eastern District
favors patent owners is with discovery rules.
Not exact matches
Forum shopping lets
patent owners exploit any differences between districts in their
favor.