"It's not Marshall, TX's fault that IP law is ridiculous, and these juries very well may be the most knowledgeable jurours out there."
As a lifelong Texan I do believe you overestimate the knowledge base of people that willing live in East Texas. Most of the technical smart folks in Texas have migrated to Austin, DFW, San Antonio or Houston for real jobs. And most of them don't have a fucking clue about encryption.
East Texas is a dream situation for attorneys considering the average knowledge is lower than the rest of this state. Have this trial in Dallas and you might get a engineer from TI or a statistician from my company on the jury. East Texas is what we in the city refer to as the "Sticks". The per capita income is half that of even the older suburbs in Dallas.