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Joseph Kim

is an associate in the Litigation Group of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, and his practice involves complex intellectual property disputes in federal district court, before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and before the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Recent Articles by Joseph Kim

The Future of Forum-Shopping in a Post-TC Heartland World

The Federal Circuit’s broad interpretation of the patent-venue statute has led to widespread forum-shopping with a disproportionate number of cases being filed in the Eastern District of Texas. For example, since 2011, roughly a quarter of all patent-infringement cases have been filed in the Eastern District, with 2015 being a peak year when 44% of all patent-infringement cases were filed. This despite the fact that the Eastern District of Texas is home to relatively few companies and home to little more than 3.5 million people. By comparison, the Northern District of California, a district with nearly 8 million people and home to many companies, only made up 4-5% of all patent-infringement filings annually.