> We know that the Eastern District of Texas handles a lot of patent troll cases because they happen to have the most favorable judges. Wrong, if you believe M

> We know that the Eastern District of Texas handles a lot of patent troll cases because they happen to have the most favorable judges. Wrong, if you believe Mark Lemley [1, 2]. Apparently the plaintiff friendly days at EDT, if there ever were any, are long gone (about as far back as 2006, according to some). EDT is preferred these days because it's a "rocket docket" for patent cases and allows speedy trials. Well, as speedy as trials can go. [1] "Where to File Your Patent Case," Mark Lemley, 2010: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1597919 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1597919 [2] A nice, brief overview of the paper above at patentlyo: http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/05/patent-litigation-forum-shopping.html http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/05/patent-litigation-fo...