Atkinson, Scott; Marco, Alan C.; Turner, John L. - 2014
for patent cases. Ostensibly, this court was created to eliminate inconsistencies in the application and interpretation of … patent law across federal courts, and thereby mitigate the incentives of patentees and alleged infringers to "forum shop" for … characterized by significant non-uniformity in patent validity rates across circuits and by forum shopping on the basis of validity …