The third quarter of 2015 brought a lull in NPE litigation activity—however, activity levels during the first nine months of the year overall exceeded those for the same period in 2014 and remained comparable to previous years (see Figure 1). Figure 1: NPE Campaign Defendants Added (YOY) Whether due to another seasonal decline alone or…
Read full postIn last month’s blog post, RPX reported a surge in NPE litigation in the first half of 2015 based on cases filed and defendants added. A look at the same data through another filter—NPE litigation campaigns—adds further insight into NPE behavior. Most notably, in the first half of 2015, more NPE defendants were, for the…
Read full postBy all measures, patent litigation is up so far in 2015: NPEs are more active than they have been in the last few years, especially against small companies. It also appears that NPEs are tracking recent changes in Congress and in the courts. Patent litigation in 2015 is near 2013 levels. As Figure 1 shows,…
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