Q2 in Review: Proposed PTAB Reforms Spark Debate as UK Court Doubles Down on SEP Approach
July 11, 2023
NPEs filed 34% less patent litigation in the first half of 2023 than they did during the same period last year. However, that downturn was again largely the result of two key developments in 2022: a prolonged pause in litigation from a once...
Read full postQ1 in Review: West Texas Reforms Upend US Venue Rankings as SEP Landscape Shifts in Europe
April 11, 2023
The first quarter of 2023 ended with a 36% slowdown in NPE litigation. Much of that drop, however, was the result of two significant events last year: one formerly prolific litigant’s decision to pause all filings due to pressure over tra...
Read full postQ4 in Review: NPE Litigation Holds Steady in 2022 Despite Top Venue Headwinds
January 10, 2023
The story of patent litigation in 2022 was one of ongoing stability—at least, for NPEs. This past year, NPE filing levels were virtually the same as 2021, continuing a long-term trend, with Q4 unchanged as well. NPEs maintained that statu...
Read full postQ3 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...
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