Notes From The China Desk

In a recent January 22, 2025 order, federal district court Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the Eastern District of Texas shot down Taiwan-based ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.’s attempt to short circuit a patent infringement case headed for trial on February 7, 2025, dismissing ASUS’s motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiff Force MOS Technology, Co., Ltd. lacking constitutional standing to assert one of its patents. 

A recent decision by the federal district court in the Southern District of Florida (Xiamen Zhaozhao Trading Co., Ltd. v. The Individuals, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 23-61347-CV, docket entry 21 (September 27, 2024)) permitted the Chinese corporate plaintiff to serve its complaint alleging patent infringement on the putative foreign defendants via e-mail.