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Patent Suits Drop 33% from 2013; 2021 Damages Awards are More Than $1 Billion less than 2012

June 1, 2022 Bruce Berman

Despite the high economic relevance of innovation and explosive invention growth reflected in the number of patents issued annually by the United States Patent and Trademark

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73% of Trade Secret Suits Now Contain Federal Claims; 74% of Merit Judgements Result in Injunctions

June 29, 2021 Bruce Berman

Despite the increasing value of intellectual property in general, and trade secrets in particular, suits filed have remained remarkably steady over the past several years.

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Higher 2020 Patent Damages Awards Are a Welcome Sign to some owners; Unreliable Metrics Not

October 20, 2020 Bruce Berman

Led by a decisive $1.9 billion win in Centripetal Networks v. Cisco and $1.1 billion in CalTech v. Apple/Broadcom, U.S. patent damages awards are on

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U.S. patent litigation awards are highest since 2014; two cases accounted for 64% of the total damages; half were under $10M

February 19, 2019 Bruce Berman

$1.4 billion dollars was awarded last year in patent damages, the most since 2014. Two cases were responsible for about two-thirds of that amount or

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Survey: Almost half of all 2015 patent suits were filed in E.D. Texas

March 16, 2016 Bruce Berman

The Eastern District of Texas (E.D. Tx.) is responsible for almost half of all patent suits filed in 2015, and one judge, Rodney Gilstrap, is

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E.D. TX patent suits up 165% in first half; NY and So Cal also gain

September 18, 2015 Bruce Berman

After a dip in filings for 2014, Texas is back as the undisputed leader in hearing patent suits filed by plaintiffs for the first half

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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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