Data Analysis

Huawei, Intel among big firms selling patents in June-recorded transactions

Two deals could bring NPE risk but others stem from bankruptcies, buying and selling of business units and company product collaborations

05 July 2024

An $847 million patent jury verdict finishes second quarter of 2024

General Access Solutions’ massive victory bumped Kove IO’s $525 million verdict to second place, while Roku secured an impressive defence win

02 July 2024

Patent eligibility question on verdict forms – a new opportunity for patent holders?

When juries answer the question about Alice’s “inventive concept” prong, patentees won 44% of the time and partially won another 11%

26 June 2024

Randomly assigned WDTX judges handle major patent motions differently to Judge Alan Albright

Docket Navigator data shows how randomly assigned Western District of Texas judges are ruling on IPR stays, convenience transfers, dismissal motions and summary judgment

24 June 2024

Interesting Alice issue arises in case where Amazon owes $122 million for ad tech infringement

Most of the time courts resolve patent eligibility issues pre-trial but here the jury decided the second prong on “inventive concept” – in the patent holder’s favour

21 June 2024

Fewer patent cases filed in Waco, but popular judge Albright still receives the most

Docket Navigator data shows that new cases filed directly in Waco fell by 77% since Q2 2022’s random assignment order, while those in Austin and tiny Midland division have risen

17 June 2024

Huawei transfers 766 3GPP-related patent assets to new NPE

Data analysis of the patent transfer reveals buyer Ueran Technology’s likely licensees to include Nokia, Ericsson, Qualcomm, AT&T, Apple, and Samsung

14 June 2024

DivX loses ITC case against Amazon, but look at its US litigation track record

Docket Navigator data shows the video streaming patent licensor scored settlements in nine of 11 US district court cases and still has active litigation against Amazon and Netflix

10 June 2024

Software assets dominate market: patent transactions in Q1 2024

AST reports that deal numbers were influenced by economic conditions, trends in litigation funding, licensing cycles, and operating companies selling non-core assets

04 June 2024

Samsung’s ‘unclean hands’ dismissal victory was very rare

Docket Navigator research shows unclean hands unenforceability is exceedingly uncommon – succeeding in just three other cases since 2008

03 June 2024

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