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Is the Five-Year Decline in Patent Litigation Positive or Negative? It Depends who you Ask
From 2013 to 2017 patent suits filed dropped by 35% and stayed that way through 2022. Excluding volume patent litigation filers, typically non-practicing entities (NPEs)
Reversal Amounts were Higher than Patent Damages in 2013 and 2015, Data Shows
Diminished or vacated patent damages awards were greater than the total amount of damages awarded for 2013 and 2015, a surprising “net-negative” for patent plaintiffs.
Patent Disputes are Rarer Than Perceived; Trials are 6/1000th of Active Patents
With the number of active U.S. patents approaching four million you would think patent suits are also up. Think again. Litigation is more infrequent than
Misleading Bloomberg Law Post Claims IP Litigation Finance is for Investors, Not Inventors
Opinions run hot and facts loose when it comes to describing providers of litigation capital, especially if the funds are used in support of plaintiffs
New Book by Debunked Author Claims Software Ownership is “Killing” Innovation and Competition
The author of a new book who was previously accused of employing junk economic science says that software ownership is damaging innovation and impeding U.S. competition.
Whatever Your Party Affiliation, Cruz’s Recent Remarks about Reforming the PTAB are Worth Hearing
It is no surprise that voters in both parties are not fans of the views of Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). Despite this his recent commentary
Fortune Magazine Commentary Lacerates BigTech for Spending More on Legal Than R&D
A bastion of business coverage of large corporations since the 1920s, Fortune Magazine, lambasted BigTech companies because they “acquire and kill competitors and copy other
Two NPEs, IP Edge and Brazos, Are Leading Most of the Recent Rise in Patent Litigation
Total U.S. patent litigation more than doubled from 2005, peaking in 2011-2012 and declining significantly since then with two notable exceptions. Disputes peaked about ten
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
Patent Suits at a 10-Year Low; Cumulative 2019 Damages Awards Highest Since 2014
2019 saw the fewest patent suits filed since 2010. This occurred despite the increasing need to file suit in order to license in many areas
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