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Last week we published the number of unique patent assertions since 2010, surprisingly noticing that this number has been on a steady decline. Given that the number... Read More »
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TAEKSUNG KIMThis is an excellent analysis. Your report shows that a powerful patent will survive many battles.
Aug 25, 2016
Pedram SameniThanks Taeksung for your note. However, many of these cases had been filed together or around the same time. It does not necessarily mean that the patent was beaten 400 times and survived.
Aug 25, 2016
It is axiomatic that the claims of a patent describe the invention, and for Alice challenges, define whether an invention is drawn to an abstract idea without an... Read More »
On July 5, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion vacating the summary judgment of invalidity of U.S. Patent No. 7,604,929... Read More »
We recently studied the PTAB data and suggested that although the rise and fall in litigation indirectly affected the rise and fall in IPR challenges, the true driver ... Read More »
Taylor Swift, a pop star with sufficient power to move mountains, succeeded in moving an equally resolute object last year: Apple Music’s position on... Read More »
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Voters in the U.K. recently passed a referendum paving the way for the U.K. to leave the European Union (EU). In response, British Prime Minister David... Read More »
In an en banc decision on July 12, 2016 in The Medicines Co. v. Hospira, Inc., the Federal Circuit established the circumstances under which a product manufactured... Read More »
Mini Melts opposed Reckitt’s intent-to-use applications for “MINI-MELTS” and “MINIMELTS,” alleging a likelihood of confusion with its... Read More »
Obvious Combinations Do Not Need to Be Physically Combinable
In Allied Erecting and Dismantling Co., Inc. v. Genesis Attachments, LLC, Appeal No. 2015-1533, the... Read More »
Patentees suing alleged infringers have learned from a long history of federal district court and Federal Circuit rulings that (paraphrasing the Miranda warning given ... Read More »
This week at Patexia, we asked our data science team to look into the most popular U.S. district courts for patent litigation. This is important in light of the... Read More »
In light of Enfish and DDR Holdings, software patent owners are quick to point out how their inventions improve the functioning of the computer itself. However, it is ... Read More »
Polaroid v. Kodak, concluded in 1991 after 15 years, was the first “billion dollar” patent damages award ($909 million). Until this year, it... Read More »
Patexia has lately learned from a number of sources that Samsung may be in the process of changing their filing strategy in the US. These sources indicated that... Read More »
Since the America Invents Act (AIA) became effective on September 16, 2012, the Inter-Partes Review (IPR) has drawn significant attention. Additionally, discussion... Read More »
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Van EconomouIt is the low hanging fruit phenomenon. The patents which had obvious (pun intended) problems were the first to be IPR'd and with time these were harder to find.
Aug 3, 2016
Pedram SameniMost likely that's what happened. We believe the quality of patents in new cases should generally be higher.
Aug 3, 2016
Is it any wonder why patents are widely despised and holders mistrusted?
Patents and other IP rights have been caught in the perfect storm of anger towards... Read More »
Seventy-one percent of patent claims for which inter partes review are instituted are canceled. You knew that. You knew your patent was subject to IPR cancelation by... Read More »
Last week we reported the 2016 top 25 law firms ranked by the number of patent practitioners. This week, our Data Science Team looked at the same raw data for... Read More »
With approximately 50 percent of all US (first or second) marriages ending in divorce, the proper identification and allocation of all marital assets is critical to... Read More »
This week at Patexia, we analyzed information for all registered patent practitioners in the US. As of July 2016, we found 44,424 registered patent practitioners, of... Read More »