pre-Markman – Western District of Texas Patent Blog

Judge Albright’s Newest Standing Order Re: Notice of Readiness

Posted on September 22, 2020 (September 22, 2020) by Mark Siegmund

Today, September 22, Judge Albright recently posted a new standing order regarding “Notice of Readiness for Scheduling Conference in Patent Cases.” The practice of filing a notice of readiness is something the frequent practioners litigating in the Waco Division are most likely already aware of, based on the Court’s prior version of its standing order, […]

The First Cut Is the Deepest (but Not Really): Pre-Markman Discovery in Waco Division Patent Cases

Posted on September 21, 2020 (November 20, 2020) by Joe Abraham

The default rule in patent cases pending before the Waco Division is that fact discovery is stayed until the Markman hearing is over; that hearing in turn typically follows service of a responsive answer or Rule 12 motion by approximately seven months. Specifically, the Court’s operative Order Governing Proceedings (OGP) provides: Except with regard to […]