Single Retail Store Sufficient to Create Regular and Established Place of Business​

The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's patent infringement action for improper venue because defendant failed to establish that it did not have a regular and established place of business in the forum. "[Defendant] does not dispute [plaintiff's] allegation it has a retail store in Delaware, it argues one retail store is not enough to establish a 'permanent and continuous presence.' We disagree; [defendant's] retail store is a permanent and continuous presence where it sells the alleged infringing technology to consumers on a daily basis. [Defendant] does not meet its burden of showing it does not have 'a regular and established place of business' in this District."

Prowire LLC v. Apple Inc., 1-17-cv-00223 (DED August 9, 2017, Order) (Kearney, USDJ)