A year ago, building a broad patent portfolio to serve as a defensive strategy was an innovative idea that generated more questions than answers. Could such a portfolio acquire enough patents – and enough of the right patents – to be effective? Would the ROI on avoiding legal action be financially compelling?Would enough members join to provide critical mass?…
Read full postAs our previous post illustrated, per-case costs of defending against patent assertions are going up. Further compounding the overall problem is the fact that the total number of assertions is also on the rise, creating even more financial risk for IP-driven companies. Data from Patent Freedom show that through August 31, 2009, 343 patent cases were filed in…
Read full postA weak worldwide economy may be driving down prices in some sectors, but it hasn’t dampened the price of patent litigation. New figures compiled by theAmerican Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) show an upward trend in legal expenses associated with responding to and defending against patent assertion. After surveying approximately 430 attorneys involved in patent assertions with…
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