IP Edge Sued Around 50 Defendants Every Month in 2021
March 16, 2022
RPX’s Q4 in Review takes a look back at key NPE litigation trends in 2021 and before—including the behavior of patent monetization firm IP Edge LLC, which has long been one of the top patent litigants by defendants added to litigation campaigns. Litigation by IP Edge peaked in 2015 at just over 800 defendants added and declined to under 200 in 2018.
Since then, IP Edge has ramped up its activity to a regular, monthly cadence of approximately 50 defendants per month—usually concentrated at the end of each month, as shown below.
Cumulatively, IP Edge added 615 defendants in 2021, or more than 26% of all NPE activity during the year. Yet even when excluding IP Edge’s activity, NPE litigation was up by a still-significant 9.8%—making it the busiest year for NPEs since 2016.
See the full report for more on IP Edge and other trends that shaped patent litigation and the patent marketplace in 2021.
