Posts Tagged: "Xilinx Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG"

Sending cease-and-desist letters and conducting licensing negotiations enough for personal jurisdiction

Non-practicing entities are especially likely to be subject to personal jurisdiction because the nature of their business involves asserting and litigating patent rights in foreign courts. This is especially true if the non-practicing entity has had other litigations in the state… Papst is a non-practicing entity engaged in the business of acquiring and asserting patent rights incorporated under the laws of Germany and having its principal place of business there. In October 2012, Papst acquired the patents-in-suit and investigated Xilinx, a Delaware corporation with headquarters in San Jose, California. Papst sent two patent-infringement notice letters to Xilinx in 2014 encouraging Xilinx to take a patent license. Three representatives from Papst traveled to California in October 2014 to meet with Xilinx to discuss Papst’s infringement allegations and Xilinx’s potential licensing.