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To: Dexter Lives On who wrote (11835)	11/2/2007 3:08:45 PM
From: axial	Respond to of 16863

The Waning of the Eastern District of Texas (as a Patent Venue) "... Michael Smith calculates the 2007 patentee win rates at 28% (2 of 7). If Patent Reform 2007 becomes law, new filings will likely dry up quickly (becaues the venue will be improper for most cases). Some evidence to the contrary —over 15% of new patent lawsuits filed between August 1, 2007 and November 1, 2007 were filed in the Eastern District of Texas (Westlaw Docket Reports)." patentlyo.com Jim