Employing Two Full-Time Direct Sales Representatives Creates Regular and Established Place of Business​

The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss or transfer plaintiff's patent infringement action for improper venue because defendant had a regular and established place of business in the forum through the work of its sales representatives. "[Defendant] employs at least two full-time direct sales representatives who are based in this District and who work exclusively for [defendant]. These two representatives work from their personal residences. . . . [Defendant's] direct sales representatives receive the infringing helmets in this District, keep samples in this District, and display and show these samples in this District. They also give sales presentations for [defendant] in this District and provide promotional materials about the infringing products. [Plaintiff] further alleges that [defendant] has sales showrooms in this District for the purpose of displaying samples of the infringing helmets. . . . [Defendant] views its local sales representatives as an intended point of interaction between the public and [defendant] in each region."

Kranos IP Corporation et al v. Riddell, Inc., 2-17-cv-00443 (TXED August 28, 2017, Order) (Gilstrap, USDJ)