美國聯邦最高法院限制專利訴訟審判地：TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Brands LLC (US Supreme Court, May 22, 2017)

[重要] 美國聯邦最高法院對於專利訴訟的審判地問題，全員一致做出重要見解，改變了下級法院自1990年以來對於 "reside" 這個字的寬鬆解釋，限制了往後專利權人起訴的法院選擇。

TC HEARTLAND LLC v. KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC (US Supreme Court, May 22, 2017)

Supreme Court Limits Where Patent Lawsuits Can Be Filed (Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2017)

Supreme Court Ruling Could Hinder ‘Patent Trolls’ (New York Times, May 22, 2017)

Supreme Court Reins-In Patent Venue (PatentlyO, May 22, 2017)

CAFC判決整理 (20170301-20170315)

SMARTFLASH LLC v. APPLE INC. (Fed. Cir., March 1, 2017)

聯邦巡迴上訴法院認為原告的專利 (共三個專利，代表請求項是US 7,334,720的請求項13) 因不適格而無效，推翻了下級法院的判決。

這個案子法院整理了Alice兩部測試法的判斷方法，值得看一下：