Saint Lawrence Communications LLC v. HTC Corporation et al, No. 2:15-cv-00919 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 18, 2016)

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Before the Court is Defendant HTC America, Inc.’s (“HTC”) Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue (“Mot.,” Dkt. No. 7). For the reasons set forth below, the Motion to Dismiss is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND In its complaint filed on June 2, 2015, Plaintiff Saint Lawrence Communications LLC (“SLC”) alleges that HTC infringes multiple patents related to a speech technology known as HD Voice. (“Complaint,” Dkt. No. 1.) SLC asserts that venue is proper for this action in the Eastern District of Texas “pursuant to 28 U.S.C.