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'''Complaint''': Document filed in a district court claiming patent infringement. The complaint identifies who has allegedly infringed the patent and how. Often very vague (hence the Innovation/Patent Act). Complaint will be served to the defendant after being filed. Defendant will then be summoned.
:*Complaints can also allege willful infringment infringement of a patent/patents. If the plaintiffproves willful infringment infringement then the court may award a larger amount of damages to the plaintiff. :*The plaintiff chooses the District Court to file the complaint. Typically chooses a district where alleged infringement has occurred or infringing products have been distributed. :*Factors that play into choosing venues include time in between filing of complaint and judgement rendered, "experience level of judges", procedural rules, and "sophisticationof jury pool."
'''Motion to Transfer''': Defendant serves a motion to transfer if the district where the complaint was filed is not the business's primary working location. Transferring locations enables defendants to have access to relevant witnesses and documents for discovery. '''Answer''': Defendants file and serve an answer to the original complaint. The answer typically consists
of a response (denial/agreement) to each asserted claim of infringement in the complaint.
:* Affirmative Defense: defendant claims the asserted patent is invalid or unenforceable or
