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
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
U.S. patent litigation awards are highest since 2014; two cases accounted for 64% of the total damages; half were under $10M
$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
Survey: Almost half of all 2015 patent suits were filed in E.D. Texas
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
E.D. TX patent suits up 165% in first half; NY and So Cal also gain
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
Study: Alice v. CLS Bank led to a strong increase in subject matter patent invalidations
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
