As of December 2021, approximately 23% of all new patent cases in the United States were being filed in the Waco Division, where they are automatically assigned to Judge Albright. Get up to speed on patent litigation procedures and practices before Judge Albright in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

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