> Immediately upon his appointment as a district judge in 2018, Judge Albright went on a media blitz, letting everyone know that his court would welcome patent litigation.[149] The Waco Tribune-Herald reported that Judge Albright “let it be known in no uncertain terms that he would like his Waco courtroom to become a hub for IP cases.”[150] He attended dinners for patent litigators and patent owners to extoll the virtues of trying patent cases in Waco.[151] Judge Albright stated that he took the position in Waco because he “‘thought it was the perfect place to try and establish a serious venue for sophisticated patent litigation.’”[152] Most tellingly, he gave a presentation at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association titled, “Why You should File Your Next Patent Case Across the Street from the ‘Hey Sugar,’” referring to a candy store near his Waco courthouse.[153]
[151] See Scott Graham, Skilled in the Art: How Far Can Judges Go in Touting Their Districts?, LAW.COM(Sep. 3, 2019), https://www.law.com/2019/09/03/skilled-in-the-art-viasat-dem... (describing a dinner hosted by Ocean Tomo (a patent evaluation company) and featuring Judge Albright in which the judge “spread the word far and wide about how his Waco court would be a great place to try IP cases”).
> Immediately upon his appointment as a district judge in 2018, Judge Albright went on a media blitz, letting everyone know that his court would welcome patent litigation.[149] The Waco Tribune-Herald reported that Judge Albright “let it be known in no uncertain terms that he would like his Waco courtroom to become a hub for IP cases.”[150] He attended dinners for patent litigators and patent owners to extoll the virtues of trying patent cases in Waco.[151] Judge Albright stated that he took the position in Waco because he “‘thought it was the perfect place to try and establish a serious venue for sophisticated patent litigation.’”[152] Most tellingly, he gave a presentation at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association titled, “Why You should File Your Next Patent Case Across the Street from the ‘Hey Sugar,’” referring to a candy store near his Waco courthouse.[153]
[149] Waco’s New Judge Primes District for Patent Growth, LAW360 (Feb. 12, 2019) https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1128078/waco-s-new-judge-....
[150] See generally Tommy Witherspoon, Waco Becoming Hotbed for Intellectual Property Cases with New Federal Judge, WACO HERALD-TRIBUNE (Jan. 18, 2020), https://www.wacotrib.com/news/local/waco-becoming-hotbed-for....
[151] See Scott Graham, Skilled in the Art: How Far Can Judges Go in Touting Their Districts?, LAW.COM(Sep. 3, 2019), https://www.law.com/2019/09/03/skilled-in-the-art-viasat-dem... (describing a dinner hosted by Ocean Tomo (a patent evaluation company) and featuring Judge Albright in which the judge “spread the word far and wide about how his Waco court would be a great place to try IP cases”).
[152] Id.
[153] See Britain Eakin, New West Texas Judge Wants His Patent Suits Fast and Clean, LAW360 (Oct. 25, 2019), https://www.law360.com/articles/1213867/new-west-texas-judge....