Federal Circuit Denies Intel, Samsung Bids to Transfer Suits to Calif.
U.S. District Court in Waco, Texas, rightly denied Intel and Samsung motions to transfer the patent infringement cases in which they are defendants to the Northern District of California, ruled the U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit Monday. R&D…
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company Demaray sued Intel and Samsung in Waco for infringing two patents on use of semiconductor fab reactors. In denying the transfer motions July 1, the Waco court ruled that neither company “had established that the Northern District of California was a clearly more convenient forum than the Western District of Texas, the plaintiff’s chosen forum,” said the appeals court. “Intel and Samsung have not shown a clear and indisputable right to transfer,” it said. “Mindful of the standard of review, we are not prepared to second-guess the district court’s findings.” Neither manufacturer commented now.