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Sticks and Stones

To paraphrase an old saying, the first casualty in any legislative war is the truth. Case in point: a report* issued recently by the Heritage Foundation that includes several clear inaccuracies about the patent reform debate, in general, and about RPX, in particular. First, the report’s authors cite the white paper that was published last…

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No Major Surprises in 2013 NPE Litigation Report: Cases, Total Defendants, and Unique Defendants All Up

RPX was founded on the belief that the current litigation-centric approach to monetizing patent value is deeply flawed. The rational way to determine—and effectively transfer—asset value is through an open, non-confrontational market approach. And because the foundation of any successful market is freely available information, we have been steadily compiling data for the last five…

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Study Casts New Light on Possible Impact of Alice Ruling

Like many in the patent world, we have been pleased to see the Supreme Court taking a more active role in defining and sharpening interpretation of patent law. This term, the Court is hearing six cases, which we think reflects an encouraging trend toward a more predictable patent system. One case before the Court, Alice Corp. Pty….

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