Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Promote Innovation LLC v. Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., No. 2:10-cv-00235 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 17, 2011)

Granted
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:10-cv-00235, Dkt. No. 39
Decided
February 17, 2011
Judge
Charles Everingham IV, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER - granting motion to transfer venue to the Eastern District of New York
Length
10 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Defendant Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.‟s (“Leviton”) Motion to Transfer Venue. (Dkt. No. 26.) The C ourt, having considered the venue motion and the arguments of counsel, GRANTS the motion to transfer venue for Defendant to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The balance of the private a nd public factors demonstrate s that the transferee venue is “clearly more convenient” than the venue chosen by Plaintiff Promote Innovation LLC (“Promote”).