Albright exit spotlights shortage of IP expertise on US bench
By Melissa Ritti ( April 23, 2026, 21:05 GMT | Comment) -- A rule change in 2022 may have blunted Judge Alan Albright’s outsized impact on the domestic patent landscape, but the former Bracewell LLP partner has continued to preside over some of the most consequential cases in the US. Reverberations from his retirement, planned for later this year, could be long-lasting — and far reaching.Practitioners, companies and policymakers are grappling with what comes next for one of the busiest — and most consequential — venues in the global innovation ecosphere....
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