12-31-2003, 08:02 PM
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The O is for Oohhh
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: AUSTIN TEJAS
Posts: 10,861
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Originally posted by JMM
Thanks for the kind words. 
Here is the difference.
AOL, a Virginia company, was trying to sue residents of Florida, for violating a VIRGINIA state law. You are allowed to sue people in FEDERAL court for violations of state law.
In the Acacia case, Acacia is suing companies in Federal court for violation of Federal law. Jurisdictional issues, such as the one raised in the AOL case, don't apply.
Whether your servers, or customers, or whatever, pass through California, doesn't matter, that is not at issue. Acacia is claiming federal patent infringement. The suits were filed in Federal court in the court closest to where Acacia's corporate office is. Unfortunately, the court system does not place the burden on the plaintiff to sue each defendant in the federal court closest to where they live or do business. That is one of the reasons that we have a federal court system.
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good essplination |
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