Recent Mandamus Denials Signal Shift in Venue Transfer Landscape

by Dennis Crouch

On September 11, 2024, the Federal Circuit issued three separate orders denying pe،ions for writs of mandamus related to venue transfer decisions. These cases highlight a trend that I previously recognized of the court stepping-back from its prior aggressive mandamus docket.\xa0 The cases here all include the similar procedural posture where the district court ordered transfer under the convenient venue statute 1404(a), and the patentee unsuccessfully pe،ioned the Federal Circuit to reverse the transfer.