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Docket Navigator and IAM Litigation Report Q4 2023

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Patent cases hit 10-year low point while the Western District of Texas was knocked off the most popular patent court top spot 

14 February 2024

Five things to know about patent case trends in the Western District of Texas

Docket Navigator data shows more patentees are filing directly in Austin – possibly to sidestep the Waco Division’s random assignment order

06 March 2023

Next WDTX chief judge unlikely to overturn random patent case assignment order

With rumours swirling, IAM spoke exclusively to US District Judge Fred Biery who is among those poised to take on more IP litigation

21 September 2022

Inroads in US market create mounting IP risks for Chinese display players

Unlike the country’s smartphone vendors, Chinese TV and display makers have plenty of exposure to US litigation – and state ties that may not play well in front of juries

21 June 2021

As Austin feels the benefits of "Texadus", the local IP market also sees a boost

With Big Tech flocking to the city and the rise of the Western District as a litigation hub, the state capital is firmly on the patent radar  

25 January 2021

ZTE patents back on the market with company’s latest sale to NPE

Recent assignments show wireless patent sale facilitated by an attorney with a long assertion history, the latest of the Shenzhen company’s deals with NPEs

20 November 2020

CAFC hands Apple a big venue transfer win in Uniloc patent case, but scoring a repeat might be tough

Despite strong dissent, tech giant succeeds with request to move suit with the NPE out of the Western District of Texas to Northern California

17 November 2020

China’s top chip foundry is latest target of US NPE

It is the second time SMIC, said to do one-third of its sales with American customers, will contend with former AMD patents in US courts

07 February 2020

Apple closes East Texas stores in apparent “anti-troll” move, but still faces growing litigation threat in Lone Star State

Decision to shutter outlets in Plano and Frisco comes after Federal Circuit affirms blockbuster VirnetX decision from the Eastern District

25 February 2019

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