Q3 in Review: NPEs Cling to West Texas as Vidal Continues to Shape PTAB Policy
October 11, 2022
NPE litigation has held steady so far in 2022, with Q1-Q3 filing levels essentially unchanged from that same period in 2021, despite what has become a familiar dip in filings from the second quarter to the third. This year, patent plaintiff...
Read full postQ2 in Review: NPE Litigation Rebounds as Vidal Kicks Off PTAB Reform Efforts
July 12, 2022
NPE litigation in the first half of 2022 came in slightly ahead of the same period in 2021, with the second quarter making up the difference from a relatively slower Q1—yielding the busiest first half of the year for NPE litigation since ...
Read full postJuneteenth
June 15, 2022
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of African Americans who had been enslaved in the U.S. Also known as Emancipation Jubilee, Freedom and Liberation Day. Juneteenth commemorates the historical event that took place on June...
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AAPI Heritage Month 2022
May 2, 2022
RPX is pleased to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM). The effort to officially recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander contributions to the United States began in the late 1970s and took over 10 years to...
Read full postQ1 in Review: Courts Tackle SEP Issues as Patent Deals and Third-Party Funding Bolster NPE Activity
April 12, 2022
Patent litigation in Q1 2022 remained consistent with long-term trends. In particular, NPE assertion was down compared to an unseasonably active first quarter last year, but NPE plaintiffs still had their second-busiest first quarter since ...
Read full postWomen’s History Month 2022
March 1, 2022
RPX is pleased to celebrate Women’s History Month, first recognized as a national celebration in 1981 when the President proclaimed the week beginning March 7, 1982, as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congres...
Read full postBlack History Month 2022
February 1, 2022
RPX is pleased to commemorate Black History Month by showcasing this incredible group of inventors that were pioneers in their various fields of study. ...
Read full postQ4 in Review: NPEs Cap Off a Busy 2021 as SEP Policies Evolve in the US and UK
January 11, 2022
In 2021, NPE activity was up significantly despite ongoing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The year ended with NPE patent litigation up by nearly 10%, even when omitting the file-and-settle activity of one particularly litigiou...
Read full postVeterans Day and Military Family Appreciation Month
November 11, 2021
RPX is pleased to commemorate Veterans Day as well as Military Family Appreciation Month. Veterans Day occurs on November 11 every year in the United States in honor of the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” o...
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