Judge Alan Albright of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM 
What You Need to Know
- A Santa Clara University report analyzed the effect of a 2022 random assignment order on Waco Division patent filings.
- The report reinforces other findings that patent case have dropped dramatically in the Western District of Texas.
- The Eastern District subsequently experienced an surge, suggesting patent enforcers look for alternate friendly single-judge divisions.
In the 18 months after a federal judge ordered patent lawsuits going to the Western District of Texas-Waco Division be randomly assigned, new patent filings dropped by 71%, according to a university research paper.
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