On February 8, the Federal Circuit held that a forum selection clause in a nondisclosure agreement (“NDA”) forfeited the parties’ right to file petitions for inter partes review (“IPR”) to challenge ...

A hotel franchisee brought a class action lawsuit in Louisiana federal court on behalf of Louisiana franchisees. The franchisor moved to transfer the action to Georgia, based on the mandatory forum ...

In light of recent Federal Circuit case law, parties involved in licensing, settlement, or confidential business discussions involving patents should carefully consider the impact a forum selection ...

As 2022 ended, it took much of the uncertainty surrounding how a New Jersey court should address a forum selection clause when faced with a claim that the contract, as a whole, was obtained through ...

In her Western District Roundup, Sharon M. Porcellio, a partner at Bond Schoeneck & King, writes: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York analyzed the possible procedural vehicles ...

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“As a general principle, this court has recognized that parties are entitled to bargain away their rights to file IPR petitions, including through the use of forum selection clauses.” – CAFC The U.S.

(Reuters) - The lawsuit-killing power of corporate forum selection clauses has expanded again. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin, Texas, ruled, opens new tab last week that business software ...

New Jersey federal judge enforces contract clause, sending utility dispute over Hurricane Isaias repairs to Ohio NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge in New Jersey has ordered that a contract dispute between ...