Western District of Texas in the Top Five for All Patent Litigation and NPE Cases
August 14, 2019
In Q2 2019, the Western District of Texas became one of the five most popular districts for patent litigation in the US, after breaking into the top five for NPE cases in Q1. The Western District has seen a surge of interest since the confi...
Read full postThe Patent Behind the Diesel Engine
August 7, 2019
On August 9, 1898, engineer Rudolf Diesel was granted US Patent No. 608,845 for an “internal combustion engine,” which would later become better known as the diesel engine. Today, diesel engines are used throughout the world, m...
Read full postChina by the Numbers
July 31, 2019
RPX’s dataset on Chinese litigation covers approximately 21,000 cases and more than ten years of litigation history. Taking a closer look at the decade, the amount of patent litigation lawsuits in Chinese courts has nearly tripled. In the...
Read full postFederal Circuit Appeals by Industry
July 24, 2019
Pharma / biotech cases are among the most often appealed from district courts to the Federal Circuit, with consumer products and e-commerce and software trailing closely behind. ...
Read full postBillions in Avoided Costs
July 17, 2019
Since RPX’s founding in 2008, we have deployed $2.6B to acquire rights to more than 47,500 patent assets on behalf our members. Our efforts have helped them collectively avoid thousands of lawsuits and more than $4B in legal and settlemen...
Read full post950 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 com...
Read full postThe Sparkler’s Patent Number
July 3, 2019
Happy Independence Day! Have you ever wondered about the role patents play in Fourth of July festivities? As you light up your sparklers this year, make note that August Hummel applied for a patent for the sparkler in 1934. Hummel was grant...
Read full postThe Impact of Berkheimer and Aatrix
June 26, 2019
Last week, Alice turned five. But more recent court decisions may be impacting how Alice is applied. The Federal Circuit’s rulings in Berkheimer and Aatrix are changing the extent to which courts will address patent eligibility challenges...
Read full postAlice Turns Five
June 19, 2019
On this fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Alice decision, explore the number of Alice decisions in US district court proceedings over the last five years. ...
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