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Texan here. The Eastern District of Texas is a federal court and patents are federal law. The court is physically located in Texas but Texas state policy does n
by Pulcinella 9y ago
Texan here. The Eastern District of Texas is a federal court and patents are federal law. The court is physically located in Texas but Texas state policy does not influence it.
- cestith 9y agoBut juries are selected locally.
- Pulcinella 9y agoYes but State Law is separate from Federal Law. Texas can't pass a law that says only patent troll-hating Texans can sit on a federal jury, no matter how friendly Texas is to business.
- Jabbles 9y agoLocal people may know that having large corporations fight legal battles in their district benefits the local economy.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoThey definitely know because all the free goodies the trolls have gifted them. The whole operation is akin to racketeering.
- anandsuresh 9y agohttps://youtu.be/3bxcc3SM_KA?t=479 https://youtu.be/3bxcc3SM_KA?t=479
- cestith 9y agoState law doesn't matter in a federal court, but the culture of the place the jury is selected and the practice specialties of the local attorneys do. The parent post to yours was talking about Texas broadly, not specifically about Texas state law overriding federal law. That's your assertion, and borders on a straw man. The state, and especially that part of the state within that federal court district, being generally friendly to one type of party or another has to do with more than state laws. It has to do with public perception, legal specializations in that court district, and more. The juries are selected from that public and local attorneys in a district known for patent trolling will likely specialize in patent trolling cases.