Fla. Federal Judge: Patent Commission Case Belongs In Courts Of England And Wales

( August 16, 2024, 9:20 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — A dispute over whether a consulting firm is entitled to an anticipated judgment allegedly arising from the firm’s efforts to monetize two service control technology permits must be heard in the courts of England and Wales because the brokerage agreement between the firm and the patent owners contains a forum-selection clause selecting that forum, a Florida federal judge found in granting the owner’s motion to dismiss....