US Patent Suits Get Resolved on the Merits Just 3% of the Time
June 9, 2021
RPX data on US patent litigation outcomes paint a detailed picture of the manner in which patent cases get resolved—and how few of them are decided on the merits. The following graph provides a breakdown of dispositive outcomes in all US ...
Read full postOpCo Patent Sales Triggered More NPE Litigation in Q1 and Primed the Pump for Further Campaigns
June 2, 2021
RPX data on the origins of asserted patents show that the vast majority of patent litigation has consistently involved patents originating with operating companies. This trend persisted into Q1 and includes NPE litigation. As shown below, N...
Read full postJudge Albright Presided Over the Most NPE Litigation in Q1—and by a Wide Margin
May 26, 2021
RPX data show that Western District of Texas Judge Alan D. Albright presided over by far the largest share of patent litigation in 2020—accounting for 19% of all defendants sued last year and leading Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney...
Read full postDecrease in Q1 Operating Company Patent Litigation Comes with a Canine Caveat
May 19, 2021
Operating companies added 19% fewer defendants to patent litigation campaigns in the first quarter of 2021 than they did in the same period one year ago, adding 256 defendants (compared to 316 defendants a year ago.). Additionally, operatin...
Read full postAlice Challenges Succeed Most Often in Financial Services Litigation
May 12, 2021
RPX data on patent eligibility reveal that parties filing Alice motions prevail far more often in litigation targeting certain industries—especially Financial Services, which saw a marked increase in NPE litigation in Q1 2021. A breakdown...
Read full postWest Texas Topped the NPE Charts in Q1, but a Single OpCo Case Pushed an Uncommon Venue Even Higher
May 5, 2021
In Q1 2021, the Western District of Pennsylvania was the top venue for overall patent litigation and for litigation filed by operating companies. While that district is ordinarily not a popular patent venue, it took first place as the somew...
Read full postAlice Invalidation Rates Vary Dramatically Among the Top Patent Districts
April 28, 2021
RPX data show that the top five most popular districts for NPE litigation diverge sharply in their treatment of patent eligibility challenges brought under Alice. Of those five, the Northern District of California is the most likely to gran...
Read full postNPE Litigation Targeting Financial Services Surged in Q1
April 21, 2021
A breakdown of NPE district court filing trends by market sector (comparing the number of defendants added in Q1 to the quarterly average for 2020) reveals a marked increase in litigation targeting certain industries in the first quarter. S...
Read full postQ1 2021 Saw More New Filings than Any First Quarter Since 2015 as NPE Activity Spiked
April 14, 2021
A 43.3% increase in patent litigation compared to the same period last year marked 2021’s first quarter, with 1,164 defendants added to patent assertion campaigns (compared to 812 in Q1 2020)—the highest first-quarter filing levels seen...
Read full postOperating Company Patent Sales and Recessions: Breaking Down Litigation by Divestment Time
March 31, 2021
One of the key drivers of NPE litigation in the past few years has been the divestment of patents from operating companies, and this trend is likely to accelerate as the economic effects of the COVID-19 recession ripple throughout the paten...
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