Data Analysis

Section 101 reform will be tricky when data shows it works for accused infringers

The number of defence wins for Alice challenges in motions to dismiss has skyrocketed since 2015

15 April 2024

The patent cases tangled in a dispute between counsel and litigation funder

Docket Navigator data shows the histories of Bill Ramey, Whitestone Law, and AiPi – who are involved in an unfolding litigation finance drama

08 April 2024

Southern District of New York the top venue for trade secret cases in Q1 2024

There were 178 cases this quarter, a decrease of 6% compared with the same period last year

05 April 2024

The biggest patent jury verdict winners of the first quarter of 2024

Centripetal Networks came out on top with $151.5 million in damages, while Apple dodged a $503-million-dollar bullet

01 April 2024

How generative AI patent applications can clear hurdles in the EPO

Withers & Rogers studied 3,000 European patents, revealing that inventive step and clarity objections are main stumbling blocks

27 March 2024

Patent Armory aims to be a top-filing US NPE like Cedar Lane before it

“I’d like to see Patent Armory file at least as many cases this year as it did last year,” Patent Armory’s principal consultant Greg Benoit tells IAM in an exclusive interview

25 March 2024

An obscure patent court has issued the biggest verdict in its history

Willis Electric Co’s $71.5 million jury verdict against rival Christmas lights maker Polygroup Macau prompted us to check the District of Minnesota’s patent case history

18 March 2024

Hoffmann Eitle leads the top EPO representatives of 2023

German and UK firms represented nearly 90% of the patents filed before the EPO between 2019 and 2023

15 March 2024

Leading US patent judge Leonard Stark’s Federal Circuit track record

Stark is celebrating two years on the appeals court bench, during which time he has written seven precedential rulings

11 March 2024

Patent transactions in Q4 2023

Featured in Secondary Market Activity

AST’s most recent patent deals report measures an uptick in activity in the US patent secondary market

07 March 2024

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