950 Defendants Added to Campaigns in Q2 2019
July 10, 2019
US patent litigation filings increased overall during Q2 2019. More than 950 total defendants were added to campaigns during the quarter, with over 560 of those defendants sued by NPEs. This represents a 36.7% increase in NPE litigation compared to Q1 2018 and a 29.1% increase over Q1 2019.
Our latest blog post, Q2 in Review: Alice Reined In as Invalidation Rate Drops, While Patent Litigation Picks Up, goes into further detail on this interesting topic.
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