Patent Pilot Program To Expire In July 2021

The patent pilot program expires by operation of law on July 4, 2021, so Chief Judge Lynn issued an order (available here) vacating Special Order No. 3-287 (which set forth the prior procedure for assigning judges to patent cases under the patent pilot program). After July 4, 2021, all district court judges in the N.D. Tex. will handle patent-infringement cases.