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Over the past year, two developments infiltrated the Western District of Texas (WDTX) which may decrease the success of venue transfers and keep case volume steady in 2023. These developments could also give plaintiffs more...more
On January 9, in In re: Stingray IP Solutions, LLC, the Federal Circuit vacated a transfer order issued by the Eastern District of Texas, thereby limiting a foreign defendant’s ability to negate venue in one court simply by...more
On October 5, 2022, U.S. Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne of the Eastern District of Texas recommended denying-in-part a motion for summary judgment of no willful infringement, holding that requisite knowledge of the asserted...more
It isn’t every day that the literal landscape of patent litigation changes radically with the stroke of a pen. Monday, July 25, 2022 was such a day. That’s when Chief Judge Orlando H. Garcia of the U.S. District Court for the...more
On July 25, 2022, Chief Judge Orlando L. Garcia of the Western District of Texas issued an "Order Assigning the Business of the Court as it Relates to Patent Cases." The Chief Judge ordered that all civil cases involving...more
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As previously reported, Judge Albright issued standing orders for his patent cases. On March 7, 2022, Judge Albright issued another set of rules applicable to his large portfolio of patent cases in the Western District of...more
On October 8, 2021, Judge Alan Albright of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a new standing order governing proceedings for patent cases, which the Court designated as version 3.5 following...more
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