From 2015 – 2018, the Patent Risk Digest provided a monthly update on market activity, policy, and legal developments related to patent litigation.
March 2016
Traditional “reactive” insurance was never a viable solution for patent litigation, given the seemingly random nature and devastating cost of a single infringement suit. Now, a proactive form of patent litigation insurance is succeeding where traditional solutions failed—by not only compensating policyholders for losses, but also quantifiably cutting their patent risk. Read the full March issue.
Read moreFebruary 2016
A seemingly bottomless trove of patents—many of them ambiguous—is a big reason patent litigation has become such a widespread, multibillion-dollar business concern. Read the full February issue.
Read moreJanuary 2016
Year-end data show that despite legislative and policy developments aimed balancing the playing field between plaintiffs and defendants, patent trolls in 2015 still filed more lawsuits than in 2014. Read the full January issue.
Read moreDecember 2015
In 2015, patent trolls added more than 5,400 total defendants to infringement lawsuits—among the highest levels of activity in recent years. A wave of new suits late in the year highlight how trolls continue to adapt to changes in the legal landscape, and a new legal development could increase the risk of bigger damages in 2016. Read the full December issue.
Read moreNovember 2015
Most venture capitalists have portfolio companies that have received demands from patent trolls alleging infringement. A suit or even a threatening letter from a troll can have catastrophic effects, delaying research and development, draining cash reserves for legal bills, and killing funding. Data shows how this cost can outsize—and quickly overwhelm—earlier-stage businesses. Read the full November issue.
Read moreOctober 2015
The volume of patent troll litigation through Q3 2015 remains on track to surpass that of 2014, and a new spate of suits demonstrates why smaller companies are prime targets. Read the full October issue.
Read moreSeptember 2015
Patent trolls have added nearly twice as many new defendants to infringement lawsuit campaigns in the first half of 2015 than during the second half of last year—despite court decisions and reforms thought to be deterrents. Read the full September issue.
Read moreAugust 2015
Patent trolls turned up the heat in the first half of 2015, with smaller companies bearing the brunt of more than 2,000 new lawsuits. Read the full August issue.
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