Judge Alan Albright to Leave the Bench in August: Texas Brief

The Go-To Patent Judge of Texas Steps Down

Judge Alan Albright of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas is stepping down, Ryan Autullo reports. He’ll announce his departure today and is expected to leave at the end of August.

The 2018 Trump appointee became a magnet for patent suits soon after taking the bench. While the Western District of Texas saw one or two cases a year on average before his term, the court saw roughly 800 and 900 cases in the two years. By 2021, nearly one in every four patent lawsuits ...