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Patently Unpredictable? Patent Venue Laws After TC Heartland & In Re Cray

Venue for patent infringement cases is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), which states that patent infringement suits can be brought in the judicial district (1) where the defendant resides or (2) where the defendant has committed acts of infringement […]

Considerations For Banks In Preparing For The End Of LIBOR

On July 27, 2017, Andrew Bailey, the head of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), surprised the banking industry (and other financial markets) when he announced the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) may cease to be published as early as the […]

Charles E. Aster

Enforcing a Non-Compete Injunction Could Require Disclosing Your Customer List

What happens when a plaintiff is granted an injunction that prohibits a former employee and its new employer from soliciting or contacting the plaintiff’s customers; yet, the injunction does not specifically identify those off-limit customers nor […]

Enforcing a Non-Compete Injunction Could Require Disclosing Your Customer List

Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 683 requires that "[e]very order granting an injunction . . . shall set forth the reasons for its issuance; shall be specific in terms; shall describe in reasonable detail and not by reference to the complaint or other […]