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Not at all. Judge Albright was well-known and respected as a patent litigator before he became a judge. It's no mystery why patent litigants would want their ca
by beervirus 6y ago
Not at all. Judge Albright was well-known and respected as a patent litigator before he became a judge. It's no mystery why patent litigants would want their cases before a judge who understands patent law.
It's like the Court of Chancery in Delaware being the place where a lot of corporate governance issues get litigated. It's not because of bribery, it's because that's where the expertise is.
- staticman2 6y agoPresumably it would be more accurate to say he's known to be biased towards plaintiffs and plaintiffs are the ones who choose where to sue. And obviously someone known to be biased towards plaintiffs is not the sort of person that should be well respected among the general population.
- beervirus 6y agoI’ma patent attorney. I’ve never heard that he’s biased, only that he’s competent.
- staticman2 6y agoPlaintiff attorneys don't want a competent judge, they simply want to win. An incompetent judge is fine if the incompetence is to their benefit. What I wrote earlier, that plaintiffs choose which district to sue under, so they pick the district that they feel will have the strongest likelihood of ruling in their favor-- should not be controversial. This is Law school 101 type stuff. I believe you when you say you are a patent attorney, but I also fear you are posting misinformation here. I believe a competent law professor would talk about "plaintiff friendly" courts and what you've posted here, about "respected" judges, suggests you are an untrustworthy poster.
- beervirus 6y agoIt’s funny that you call it law school 101 stuff, because your analysis (and tone) is indeed about what I’d expect from a 1L. Judge Albright’s record does not show him to be patent-troll-friendly, or even patentee-friendly. It shows him to be smart, knowledgeable, and principled. His is exactly the kind of court a plaintiff or a defendant should be happy to be in. Efficiency in disposing of cases cuts both ways, you know.
- staticman2 6y agoYour job as an attorney is to serve your client, not the truth. A law school professor would seem to have no such incentive to deceive people- so I would not trust a word you've written here over the linked paper by the law professors.
- beervirus 6y agoYes, the person who actually has expertise in the field must be lying because you don't like what he's saying. That's a great perspective. Anyway my clients aren't patent trolls. My clients tend to be the kinds of companies that get sued by trolls.
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