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Patent litigation is down 41% since 2015; IPRs are lowest since 2014

January 2, 2019 Bruce Berman

Patent disputes are significantly lower since they peaked at 5,874 in 2015. Litigation tumbled 41% to 3,491 cases in 2018, and was down 14% from

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Reactions to Oil States show that patent due process is not dead

April 30, 2018 Bruce Berman

Two days before World IP Day, on April 24, the Supreme Court of the United States relinquished significant judicial authority for patents to the executive

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Pace of patent litigation declines; 2018 applications still flat

February 25, 2018 Bruce Berman

Early indications are that U.S. patent litigation for 2018 is on track to be among the lowest in since 2005. So far in 2018, approximately

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Symantec acquires Blue Coat, a leading IPR filer with a $289M loss

June 16, 2016 Bruce Berman

Cybersecurity firm Blue Coat Systems has decided to opt-out of an initial public offering and sell itself to software security leader Symantec for $4.65 billion. 

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PTAB instituted IPRs are flat after declining slightly in 2015

February 9, 2016 Bruce Berman

After declining 9% in 2015 from the 2014 fiscal year Patent Trial and Appeal Board-instituted inter partes reviews (IPRs) have leveled off. Instituted reviews were at 74%

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NPEs are winning 4.5x more in damages than opcos, new PwC patent litigation study shows

May 26, 2015 Bruce Berman

With patent litigation down 13% over 2013, and median damages awards just $2.9 million, the lowest in at least 20 years, NPEs are still besting

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Study: Alice v. CLS Bank led to a strong increase in subject matter patent invalidations

April 14, 2015 Bruce Berman

The Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International, a case involving computer software, has led to a marked increase in patents being invalidated

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Post-Grant Reviews are Shaping NPE Patent Quality & Portfolio Size

August 13, 2014 Bruce Berman

More and better patents have greater meaning for licensors now that a petitioner can seek an internal review (IPR) canceling a patent because of a

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Since founding Brody Berman Associates in 1988 Bruce has been working with IP holders, executives and investors, as well as more than 80 law firms and their clients. In 2016 he founded the Center for IP Understanding, an independent non-profit, www.understandingip.org. He has been on an IAM 300 Leading IP Strategist every year since 2011 and is a member of its Hall of Fame Academy.

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