Local Patent Rules for the Western District of Texas?

Local Patent Rules Western District of Texas

Will the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (WDTX) issue formal local patent rules? The Court currently has entered a Standing Order Regarding Notice of Readiness in Patent Cases and Order Governing Proceedings — Patent Cases signed by Judge Alan Albright.

If the court enters official local patent rules, we will update our Western District of Texas Local Patent Rules page.

Local Patent Rules Summary

We collected all the local rules and in particular local patent rules in the most active patent litigation jurisdiction across the country. See our post Local Patent Rules -- Collection of Rules for the Busiest Patent Litigation Dockets for access to this information.

Texas Local Patent Rules Resources

For counsel litigating patent cases elsewhere in Texas, see our white papers Eastern District Texas Patent Rules: Diagram & Checklist, Southern District of Texas Patent Rules: Checklist, and Texas Patent Rules Northern District: Diagram & Checklist for more detail on Texas Local Patent Rules as well as a diagram of each set of rules and a downloadable checklist.

For a discussion of the recently amended local patent rules for the Northern District of Texas (NDTX Second Amended Miscellaneous Order No. 62, effective October 1, 2019) see our posts 7 Changes to the Northern District of Texas (TXND) Local Patent Rules and Northern District of Texas Adopts Amended Local Patent Rules Effective October 1, 2019.

Patent Litigation Insights

For more insights on patent infringement litigation, see our Intellectual Property Litigation Overview and our Patent Litigation Local Counsel pages.