Rockstar Consortium US LP et al v. HTC Corporation et al, No. 2:13-cv-00895 (E.D. Tex. July 29, 2014)

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Before the Court is Defendants H TC Corporation’ s, and HTC America, Inc. ’s (collectively, “HTC”) Motion to Transfer (Dkt. No. 34) , filed March 2 8, 2014. For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that the motion should be DENIED. I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Plaintiffs Rockstar Consortium US LP, Inc. and Mobilestar Technologies, LLC are entities arising out of the demise of Nortel, a Canadian telecommunications company with a substantial patent portfolio. When Nortel confronted bankruptcy in 2011, it held an a uction for its patents.