Viam Corporation and Vehicle Power Accessories v. Iowa Export-Import Trading Co., and Spal S.R.L.

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• holding that the stream of commerce theory of Beverly Hills Fan could apply in the declaratory judgment context, where the patentee is the defendant
• holding that the stream of commerce theory of Beverly Hills Fan could apply in the declaratory judgment context, where the patentee is the defendant
• holding that it was not “unduly burdensome” to require the defendant to litigate in California because the defendant had initiated a declaratory judgment suit to enforce its patent in that forum
• holding that it was not “unduly burdensome” to require an Italian patent owner to litigate in California, where the defendant had initiated a declaratory judgment suit regarding its patent in the same forum
• holding that exercising personal jurisdiction over the defendant in the forum state was fair because the defendant had initiated a different suit in that state, thus demonstrating that it “has found a way to shoulder successfully the burden of litigating” there
• emphasizing that \fair play and substantial justice\ are important considerations in personal jurisdiction

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