Western District of Texas Local Patent Rules
WDTX Local Patent Rules Text
Although no official “local patent rules” have been entered yet, Judge Albright has released two standing orders for patent cases: 1) an order governing patent proceedings, and 2) a general scheduling order for patent cases. The Court issued an Updated Order Governing Proceedings - Patent Cases in February of 2020. The standing orders for the Waco Division of the WDTX relating to patent and trademark cases are:
On March 7, 2022, Judge Albright updated his Standing Orders:
Amended Standing Order Regarding Joint or Unopposed Request to Change Deadlines
Standing Order on Pretrial Procedures and Requirements in Civil Cases
Standing Order Regarding Notice of Readiness for Patent Cases
Amended Standing Order Regarding Filing Documents Under Seal and Redacted Public Versions
On July 25, 2022, Chief Judge Orlando Garcia of the Western District of Texas (WDTX) issued an order randomly assigning patent cases filed in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas.
Texas Local Patent Rules Resources
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 plus a diagram of each set of rules and a downloadable checklist as well as the EDTX Local Patent Rules, NDTX Local Patent Rules, WDTX Patent Rules, and SDTX Local Patent Rules.
Interested in the local counsel and admission requirements for Texas federal courts, read Local Counsel Requirements - Northern District of Texas, Local Counsel Requirements - Eastern District of Texas, Local Counsel Requirements - Western District of Texas, and Local Counsel Requirements - Southern District of Texas.
Local Counsel WDTX
See our Local Counsel Texas page for additional information about our Local Counsel practice and the requirements of federal courts in Texas.
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