TC HEARTLAND v. KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS

No. 16-341.

137 S.Ct. 1514 (2017)

581 U.S. 258

TC HEARTLAND LLC, petitioner v. KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Dabney , New York, NY, for petitioner.

William M. Jay , Washington, DC, for respondent.

John F. Duffy , Richard M. Koehl , Emma L. Baratta , of counsel, James W. Dabney , Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, NY, for petitioner.

John D. Luken , Joshua A. Lorentz , Oleg Khariton , Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Cincinnati, OH, Michael P. Abate , Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Louisville, KY, William M. Jay , Brian T. Burgess , Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, DC, for respondent.


The question presented in this case is where proper venue lies for a patent infringement lawsuit brought against a domestic corporation. The patent venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), provides that "[a]ny civil action for patent infringement may be brought in the judicial district where the...

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