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

E.D. Tex.

AptusTech LLC v. Trimfoot Co., LLC, No. 4:19-cv-00133 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 12, 2020)

Granted in Part
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division
Case No.
No. 4:19-cv-00133, Dkt. No. 64
Decided
March 12, 2020
Judge
See opinion
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. It is therefore ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue (Dkt. 9) is hereby GRANTED in part. The Court finds that venue is improper in the Eastern District of Texas and this case is hereby …
Length
9 pages

From the Opinion

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Pending before the Court is Defendant Trimfoot Co., LLC’s (“Trimfoot”) Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue (Dkt. # 9). Having reviewed the motion and relevant pleadings, the Court finds that the motion should be granted. BACKGROUND On February 22, 2019, Plaintiff AptusTech LLC (“AptusTech”) sued Defendant Trimfoot for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,387,284 (“the ‘284 Patent ”) entitled “Footwear, Clothing and Other Apparel With Interchangeable Toe and Heel Members or Other Ornaments and Related Methods and Systems.” (Dkt. #1 ¶ 10).