Houston-based intellectual property boutique Patterson + Sheridan has opened an office in Waco, planting a flag in the Western District of Texas, where well-known IP litigator Alan Albright recently took the bench as a district judge.

Todd Patterson, a founder of Patterson + Sheridan, said the firm sees opportunity to file patent suits in the Western District to get them before a “well-experienced judge who has a history of patent cases.” He said venue has become more important in IP litigation in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Heartland decision, which limits venue options.

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