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by Thrillington 3308 days ago
The law is a bunch of words that can be interpreted many different ways.

The judicial branch is in charge of that interpretation. That interpretation is based on the wording of laws passed by Congress combined with the prescident set by previous judicial rulings.

The judge in Marshall, TX would find with a strong bias to the plaintiffs side[1]

[1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/why-do-patent-trolls-g...

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District court judges are still bound by precedent from the Fed. Cir. and Sup. Ct. in patent cases - that's only part of the story. They also have wide latitude in how they organize and schedule their courts, giving rise to the so-called 'rocket-docket' phenomenon. Speed favors the plaintiff, especially in patent cases, and the EDTX has local rules that favor speedy trials.