NDEAM 2021
October 4, 2021
RPX celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) by featuring Regas Woods. Woods was born with a congenital anomaly which did not allow his tibia and fibula to develop properly leading to both of his legs being amputate...
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Q2 in Review: Arthrex Creates a New IPR Review Pathway, and More NPEs Head to the ITC
July 13, 2021
As Q2 2021 comes to a close, year-to-date NPE litigation is up by 7% compared to the first half of 2020. Excluding certain file-and-settle activity, NPE assertions remain fairly stable compared to last year, while operating company litigati...
Read full postSupreme Court Leaves PTAB Intact, Gives USPTO Director Authority to Review IPR Decisions
June 24, 2021
A divided Supreme Court has issued its long-awaited decision in United States v. Arthrex, upholding the inter partes review (IPR) regime but giving the USPTO director much more power over the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in the proc...
Read full postQ1 in Review: Patent Litigation Surged as Third-Party Funding Further Unshackled NPEs
April 13, 2021
The first quarter of 2021 saw a marked increase in patent litigation as many of the same trends that drove filings last year continued to crystallize. In particular, more US patent litigation was filed in Q1 2021 than in any first quarter s...
Read full postNew Data Undermine Claims of Institutional Bias at the PTAB
April 6, 2021
Last year, RPX published a critique of an August 2020 amicus brief filed by US Inventor, Inc. (“USI”) in New Vision Gaming & Development v S.G. Gaming. The USI brief claimed to have found evidence of bias in the institution of Ame...
Read full postWhat 15 Years of US Patent Litigation Data Reveal About the IP Market
March 9, 2021
Patent litigation trends have been volatile over the last 15 years, often responding to legislative, administrative, and judicial changes. A disaggregation of this data reveals meaningful differences among plaintiff types and may provide va...
Read full postQ4 in Review: 2020 Ends with Litigation Increase Despite Pandemic as Courts Tackle SEP Issues
January 13, 2021
The fourth of quarter of 2020 capped off a year in which the patent ecosystem proved quite resilient to the effects of COVID-19. US patent litigation was down slightly during Q4, as a drop in operating company litigation more than offset an...
Read full postData Analysis: Amicus Brief on Alleged PTAB Institution Bias Rests on Shaky Foundation
October 22, 2020
Introduction In a pending appeal to the Federal Circuit, Appellant New Vision Gaming & Development, Inc. (“New Vision”) argues that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) structure and process for deciding whether to insti...
Read full postQ3 in Review: Patent Litigation Swings Upward as SEP Owners Benefit from Major Rulings
October 13, 2020
As the US continues to contend with COVID-19, patent disputes remain relatively unaffected—even increasing despite the ongoing pandemic. In particular, the number of defendants named in district court filings skyrocketed in the third quar...
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