PTAB Petitions Increased in Q2 as USPTO Faced Uncertainty After Chevron’s Fall
September 11, 2024
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) saw 329 petitions for America Invents Act (AIA) review in the second quarter of 2024, including 315 petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and 14 petitions for post-grant review (PGR). Filings were ...
Read full postUpswing in Q2 Networking NPE Litigation Fueled by Plaintiffs Linked to Industry Veterans and Monetization Firms
August 28, 2024
A breakdown of NPE litigation by market sector shows that Networking saw the greatest increase in filings in Q2 2024, going up by 116% compared to Q2 2023. Other sectors with significant upticks included E-Commerce and Software (which saw a...
Read full postInstitution Rates Increased in Q2 as USPTO’s Discretionary Denial Proposal Faced Potential Setbacks
August 14, 2024
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial for 74% of the America Invents Act (AIA) review petitions addressed in Q2 2024, up from that same quarter last year (during which the institution rate was 70%) and from Q1 2024 (68%)...
Read full postDelaware NPE Filings Dropped Further in Q2 as Second-Place West Texas Hung On
August 7, 2024
In Q2 2024, the Eastern District of Texas was once again the top district for overall patent litigation (i.e., filings from all plaintiff types) and NPE litigation. However, the District of Delaware continued its downward slide in the NPE r...
Read full postReexams More Popular than Ever in 1H 2024
July 24, 2024
Ongoing uncertainty over discretionary denials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has apparently continued to discourage some defendants from filing America Invents Act (AIA) reviews. With institution in AIA review trials perceived...
Read full postJudge Albright Still Sees Most of Waco’s Patent Cases, but a New Rule Could Change That
July 17, 2024
In July 2022, the now-former chief judge of the Western District of Texas, Orlando L. Garcia, issued an order designed to reduce the concentration of patent litigation before District Judge Alan D. Albright, who had successfully (and openly...
Read full postUpward Trend for NPE Litigation Continues in Q2
July 10, 2024
NPEs added 922 defendants to patent litigation campaigns in the first half of 2024, a 21% increase from that same period last year (when NPEs added 765 defendants). Operating company litigation went up by 10% in the first half of the year, ...
Read full postNumerous Online Storefronts Targeted over Copycat Products in Q1
June 19, 2024
RPX’s latest quarterly report shows that operating company plaintiffs added 270 defendants to patent litigation campaigns in Q1 2024, essentially holding steady compared to Q1 2023 (when such plaintiffs added 269 defendants) and Q4 2023 (...
Read full postPTAB Petitions Dip as Vidal Wields Director Review Power to Address Uncertainty
June 5, 2024
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) saw 328 petitions for America Invents Act (AIA) review in the first quarter of 2024, including 322 petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and six petitions for post-grant review (PGR). Filings were ...
Read full postNPEs Linked to Familiar Monetization Professionals and Inventors Hit E‑Commerce and Software in Q1
May 22, 2024
The top market sector for NPE litigation in Q1 2024 was E-Commerce and Software, accounting for 33% of the defendants added to patent litigation campaigns. Consumer Electronics and PCs saw the second highest amount of NPE litigation in the ...
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