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Steve Holtshouser

is a partner in Husch Blackwell LLP’s St. Louis office and belongs to the firm’s Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation industry group. Steve is a trial and appellate lawyer who concentrates his practice in the area of federal patent litigation. In addition, his litigation experience extends to protecting other key drivers of business success, including trademarks, trade secrets, cyber security and confidential information. Steve further relies on his background as an Assistant U.S. Attorney to practice in the area of white collar criminal defense, responding to government inquiries and conducting internal investigations.

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Recent Articles by Steve Holtshouser

TC Heartland Update: Federal Circuit decides ZTE and Bigcommerce

Of the many lingering issues left in TC Heartland’s wake for domestic corporations, a Federal Circuit panel resolved several of them recently. In In re ZTE (USA), No. 2018-113, the court addressed two of the most common issues dogging appeals over the application of § 1400(b): whose law governs burden, and where does that burden lie. In In re Bigcommerce, No. 2018-120, the court addressed the territorial bounds mapped by the phrase “judicial district” in § 1400(b). Judge Linn authored both.