As LFJ covered earlier this month, a new report by RPX found that patent litigation driven by Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) saw a dramatic decline in volume in the first quarter of 2023. However, one of the most interesting findings in RPX’s research was a 55% reduction in the number of defendants in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas. This was attributed to a standing order mandating the random assignment of cases in the Western District, rather than automatically assigning them to Judge Alan Albright in the Waco Division.