Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access originally published online on September 6, 2006
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2006 1(11):683; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpl148
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Should forum-shopping be a basket case?
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Most intellectual property litigants have a tough time. The settlement of any legal dispute consumes hours that can be better used on other things and costs money that is better spent on other things. What's more, a dark cloud of uncertainty hangs over the disputants' business plans until it is lifted by the dispute's resolution. In IP disputes, the situation can be even more fraught: the outcome of a dispute may be