Perkins Coie, representing Roku Inc., has secured a change of venue order in a patent infringement complaint brought by Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, moving the case from Texas to the Northern California District Court.
District Judge Robert Pitman of the Western District of Texas in Austin noted in his July 10 order that Roku’s corporate headquarters are in San Jose, California, and that the technologies at issue are either in the Northern California District or in South Korea. He said factors such as ease of access to proof, the costs of attendance and the local interest weighed strongly in favor of the transfer. The Northern California District received the case Monday.
