Third Time's a Charm: Federal Circuit Trio Issues Third Order on Mandamus Petitions

The message to litigants is clear: Be prepared to see a tightening of reins on venue in patent cases in Western District of Texas, say Dechert's Katherine A. Helm, Noah M. Leibowitz and Nisha N. Patel.

November 17, 2020 at 05:00 AM

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Katherine Helm, Noah Leibowitz

Nisha Patel

Since U.S. District Judge Alan Albright took the bench in September 2018, the volume of patent cases filed in the Waco division of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, has risen considerably. As of October 31, WDTX had received 739 new patent filings this year alone, more than any other district in the United States.