Data Analysis

Pandemic-era patent applications have levelled off a downturn in US grants

Anaqua AcclaimIP's analysis found that US companies, which earn the most US patents, increased their number of 2023 patents by 18% year-over-year

07 February 2024

Another year, another multi-million-dollar jury verdict against Samsung

Electronics giant ordered to pay G+ Communications $67.5 million – the latest in a string of decisions against it over the past decade

05 February 2024

Fewer ITC cases in 2023, but more headlines due to Apple Watch saga

More than half the complaints involved Chinese companies, suggesting corporations are concerned with the “world’s factory”

29 January 2024

PTAB cases lowest in five years

In cases terminated in 2023, more than half of them were granted at institution

22 January 2024

US patent cases plummet by 18% in 2023

The disappearance of prolific NPEs drove filings down while trends in Delaware and the Western District of Texas have catapulted EDTX Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap back to the top

15 January 2024

The R&D NPE humbling Samsung, Apple, Dell and others since 2018

Managed by Hilco IP Merchant Banking, Bell Northern Research has found a strategy that works, alongside sister company Bell Semiconductor

10 January 2024

Qualcomm surpasses IBM on annual US patent rankings list

In 2022 IBM lost the top spot to Samsung, which still ranks first, but the news is Qualcomm now comes in second for US patents granted in 2023

09 January 2024

Cloudera’s $240 million verdict crowned largest in US in Q4 2023

The data storage firm’s loss was the fourth-highest award in the last 12 months, with Google’s $338.8 million defeat topping the heap

08 January 2024

Back with a bang: Eastern District of Texas is the most popular patent court

New rules implemented by chief judges in both Western District and Delaware likely turned the tide

18 December 2023

Secondary patent market for video streaming assets heating up

NPEs are looking for patents to assert not only against device makers – Apple, Google, Samsung – but also leading video streaming services like Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu

12 December 2023

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