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Zenimax is based in Maryland, and Oculus in California. How strange that they filed the case in a north Texas court!

dayjah 12y ago
I've noticed this trend also, I asked google and got this response from wikipedia: > An individual case often begins with a perfunctory infringement complaint,[31] or even a mere threat of suit, which is often enough to encourage settlement for the nuisance or "threat value" of the suit by purchasing a license to the patent. In the United States, suits are often brought in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, known for favoring plaintiffs and for expertise in patent suits.[53] Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_troll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_troll
- wtallis 12y ago
  Yeah, but this suit is in the North district of Texas, not the East district.
- kudu 12y ago
  That doesn't really check out. Surely, if they were forum-shopping, they would have brought it in the Eastern District, which has a 57.5% success rate, instead of the Northern District, which has a 40.6% success rate. (The national average is 32.4%.)
objclxt 12y ago
id Software, the subsidiary in question, is based in Texas. Oculus also has an office there (although not their main one). Obviously ZeniMax are going to pick the venue that they think they have the best chance of winning at, but in this case there are actually some pretty strong connections.
- thirsteh 12y ago
  Ah, that makes a little more sense then. I was thinking they were just going for the "better" legal system.
- angersock 12y ago
  id was originally based in Mesquite, Tx. That's why there's a lot of dev houses (well, were, at any rate) in the Dallas area for game development. Oculus opened a branch office there (surprise!), probably for Carmack.
bk_geek 12y ago
ID software was based in Dallas from what I know. Carmack and Romero were the original founders. This smells like Zenimax is trying to make a fast buck.
- newobj 12y ago
  Mesquite, TX. And you forgot Tom Hall and Adrian Carmack as founders.
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ThomPete 12y ago
thats because thats where people who want swift legal procedure goes. Its used by patent trolls too.
- ThomPete 12y ago
  Ups sorry thought it was eastern Texas.

I've noticed this trend also, I asked google and got this response from wikipedia: > An individual case often begins with a perfunctory infringement complaint,[31] or even a mere threat of suit, which is often enough to encourage settlement for the nuisance or "threat value" of the suit by purchasing a license to the patent. In the United States, suits are often brought in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, known for favoring plaintiffs and for expertise in patent suits.[53] Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_troll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_troll

wtallis 12y ago
Yeah, but this suit is in the North district of Texas, not the East district.
kudu 12y ago
That doesn't really check out. Surely, if they were forum-shopping, they would have brought it in the Eastern District, which has a 57.5% success rate, instead of the Northern District, which has a 40.6% success rate. (The national average is 32.4%.)

objclxt 12y ago

id Software, the subsidiary in question, is based in Texas. Oculus also has an office there (although not their main one). Obviously ZeniMax are going to pick the venue that they think they have the best chance of winning at, but in this case there are actually some pretty strong connections.

thirsteh 12y ago
Ah, that makes a little more sense then. I was thinking they were just going for the "better" legal system.
angersock 12y ago
id was originally based in Mesquite, Tx. That's why there's a lot of dev houses (well, were, at any rate) in the Dallas area for game development. Oculus opened a branch office there (surprise!), probably for Carmack.

bk_geek 12y ago

ID software was based in Dallas from what I know. Carmack and Romero were the original founders. This smells like Zenimax is trying to make a fast buck.

newobj 12y ago
Mesquite, TX. And you forgot Tom Hall and Adrian Carmack as founders.

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ThomPete 12y ago

thats because thats where people who want swift legal procedure goes. Its used by patent trolls too.

ThomPete 12y ago
Ups sorry thought it was eastern Texas.