"Venue reform" refers to the process of changing or improving the location or setting in which certain events, such as legal proceedings or public discussions, take place. It aims to make the venue more accessible, fair, efficient, or appropriate for the activity or purpose it serves.
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For starters, tell your representatives that we need
venue reform legislation to stop trolls flocking to the Eastern District of Texas.
Senators Flake (R - AZ), Gardner (R - CO) and Lee (R - UT) introduced S. 2733 a bill that would address the issue
of venue reform in patent litigation cases..
Senators Flake (R - AZ), Gardner (R - CO) and Lee (R - UT) introduced S. 2733 a bill that would address the issue of
venue reform in patent...
This is
why venue reform has been a top priority for startups and the tech community in the patent debate for years, but there are other important fights looming in Washington.
Contact your representative and tell them to pass the Innovation Act and to ensure that any final bill includes
meaningful venue reform.
NAR
supports venue reform along with a comprehensive set of patent litigation reforms aimed at curbing patent troll abuses.
Without venue reform, other measures designed to protect innovators from patent trolls can backfire, simply giving trolls further incentive to sue in the most troll - friendly courts.
Sen. Grassley, with your leadership, Congress can finally pass a truly comprehensive patent reform package that
includes venue reform.
Venue reform was the one piece of comprehensive legislation that had broad support in Congress, so while the court's decision frees up capacity for patent reform advocates to tackle other problems with the patent system, the hard fights are still to come.
This decision affirms the legislature and governor's Act 61
venue reforms, enhancing Wisconsin businesses potential for receiving balanced consideration by the courts when challenging state administrative agency decisions.
You've said that you don't want
a venue reform bill to compromise the chances of passing a more comprehensive patent reform bill.
That said,
venue reform shouldn't be put on hold until a more comprehensive patent reform bill becomes politically convenient.
This should include
venue reform to prevent trolls from clustering in the troll - friendly Eastern District of Texas.
Venue reform legislation currently before Congress would put an end to this kind of forum shopping.
We need fundamental patent reform, including
venue reform, to stop patents like this from being granted and from being abused in the courts.
The proposal goes under the decidedly mundane name of «
venue reform» but it could actually be crucial to the effort fix our broken patent system.
EFF endorses both bills, while recognizing that each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but one thing that the Innovation Act gets right is
venue reform.
It would be a mistake to think that
venue reform is just about Texas.