The legislative, judicial and executive branches of the federal government, and some states as well, are proposing solutions to the perceived abuses to the patent litigation system brought about by nonpracticing entities (NPEs). Led by the Eastern District of Texas's new Track B procedure, District Courts and district judges are using case management techniques to deal with these issues. Anthony Lo Cicero of Amster, Rothstein and Ebenstein discusses various case management approaches and their likely impact on the public debate.