Albright’s Denial of Patent Case Transfer Upheld by Split Court

Judge Alan Albright’s rejection of Monolithic Power Systems Inc.'s request to transfer a patent infringement suit to California was backed by a divided Federal Circuit panel, marking one of the few times the appeals court agreed with the Waco, Texas, judge in a binding decision.

Bel Power Solutions Inc. accused Monolithic of infringing their patents by selling some power modules to original equipment manufacturers. There’s enough evidence that Kirkland, Wash.-based Monolithic has sufficient ties to keep the case in the Western District of Texas, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 2-1 in a Friday precedential order ...