To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: *Note: this post contains information from an ongoing quantitative analysis study of the Western District of Texas, Waco Division. Watch this blog for further updates. Waco is famous for a few things: Baylor University (Congrats on the Championship!), the HGTV series Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna Gaines, and the Branch Davidians. But Waco is now known – at least in IP circles – as the epicenter of patent litigation. The reasons are many, but center on Judge Alan D. Albright and the efficient system he has quickly established. On September 18, 2018, Judge Albright was sworn in as United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division. Albright, who practiced as a patent litigator for over 30 years, mainly on the defense side, also served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Texas from 1992 to 1999. He served as a law clerk to Judge James Nowlin of the Western District of Texas from 1984 to 1986. He also taught as an adjunct professor of law at his alma mater, the University of Texas School of Law. Judge Albright is also a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. There are few, if any, District Court judges with Judge Albright’s patent experience.