Court: US District Court for Central District of California

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

Huawei faces monopolisation claims for alleged FRAND breach

Netgear alleges Huawei illegally monopolised certain wifi technology by negating promises to license those patents on reasonable terms

01 February 2024

Data shows most SEP holders send pre-suit demand letters – for good reason

Court rulings reveal risks for SEP holders who fail to communicate pre-litigation, explaining why 80% of SEP suits we studied alleged pre-suit offers to engage in licensing negotiations

28 November 2023

Permanent injunctions by US courts in the post-eBay era

As reform advocates push for legislation to restore injunctive relief to patent cases, Docket Navigator data shows the rare cases that can still win injunctions under the challenging eBay test

06 November 2023

Examining the trade secrets dockets at the busiest US district court

Docket Navigator data shows the US District Court for the Central District of California’s trade secrets docket rose steeply from 2016 to 2018, but levelled off and now is decreasing

30 October 2023

Inventor firm’s $339M windfall from Google tops ranking of US patent jury verdicts in Q3

Touchstream Technologies’ victory is one of 17 jury verdicts that issued in 2023’s third quarter and 59% of them favoured patentees – but Q3 damages values dropped compared to Q1 and Q2

02 October 2023

Small innovator's litigation funding enabled $106.5 million verdict against Medtronic

Colibri Heart Valve had no financial alternative to pay for the protracted legal battle and plans to invest the proceeds to further its development pathway into the US marketplace

12 July 2023

$303M award against Samsung leads Q2's top US patent jury verdicts

Jury trials in US patent cases spiked to high levels with 25 verdicts issued from April to June– and 60% of these favoured patentees, according to Docket Navigator data

03 July 2023

PIPCO ParkerVision launches new US assertion campaign

We scoped out its litigation track record on Docket Navigator after the Florida-based wireless R&D firm and patent licensor sued MediaTek, Realtek, Texas Instruments and NXP

29 May 2023

US patent case jury verdict volume is spiking this year

Docket Navigator has recorded 36 outcomes this year to date, putting 2023 on course to surpass the previous high mark of 77 verdicts in 2012

22 May 2023

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