Forum shopping is problematic because it may lead to forum selling. For diverse motives, including prestige, local benefits, or re-election, some judges want to hear more cases. When plaintiffs have wide choice of forum, such judges have incentives to make the law more pro-plaintiff, because...

This Article was prepared for the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal's Symposium “Decisions, Decisions: Exploring Factors that Affect the Judicial Decision-Making Process.” It questions the trend in Supreme Court cases and academic commentary toward greater reliance in patent litigation...

Patent law is applied in a variety of settings, including the Patent Office in determining an applicant's initial entitlement to a patent, the courts in enforcing patent rights, and the Patent Office in reconsidering previously issued patents. These settings differ significantly in their...