Everyone has a favorite state. Maybe it's where you grew up. Maybe it's where you went on vacation as a child. Maybe it's just the first state?
Not everyone is so fortunate to live in their favorite state -- but if you play your cards right, you can apparently choose to be sued there.
The issue came up last week in Guangzhou Lightsource Elecs. Ltd. v. Pine Locks, C.A. No. 24-543-JCB, D.I. 30 (D. Del. Aug 5, 2025). Pine Locks (incorporated on the Isle of Mad) had allegedly filed a complaint with Amazon requesting that some of Gaungzhou's (a Chinese company) products be taken down because they infringed Pine Locks' patents. Guangzhou then …
