Acoustic Technology, Inc. v. Silver Springs Networks, Inc., No. 2:16-cv-00831 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 27, 2017)

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Acoustic Technology, Inc. (“ATI”) accuses Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (“Silver Spring”) of infringing United States Patent Nos. 5,986,574 and 6,509,841, both of which generally relate to automated technology for reading utility meters. See Am. Compl. ¶¶ 13-20, ECF No. 49. Silver Spring moves to change venue to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Def.’s Venue Mot., ECF No. 32. For the following reasons, Silver Spring’s motion is GRANTED.