More than 16 months ago, the two ranking members of the Senate Judiciary Committee asked Chief Justice John Roberts to direct the Judicial Conference of the United States to study forum.
As patent litigators are well-aware, the Western District of Texas and the District of Delaware, the two most popular venues for patent litigation, each issued orders regulating litigation in their districts in 2022.
Western District of Texas in the 5th circuit and District of Delaware in the 3rd circuit, the two most popular venues for patent litigation, Jan 2022 23.8% of total patent cases in Waco federal dist court in 2023 14.9% of total patent cases, Eastern District of Texas patent