Pedram Sameni > News

Last week we released the list of best performing law firms in Inter-Partes Review (IPR), which created some excitement in IP community and we were asked by our... Read More »

Couple of weeks ago, we reported on the top five firms leading in Inter-Partes Review (IPR), for a period covering September 2012 (IPR inception) through the end of... Read More »

Last week we released the names of most active law firms in Inter-Partes Review (IPR). This week, we focused on attorneys and have identified most active attorneys... Read More »

Last year, we released the top law firms in IPR in terms of activity. We have updated the data and also expanded the date range to cover all IPR cases through the end ... Read More »

The number of bitcoin and blockchain patents and published patent applications has been rising exponentially in the past few years, with a motley group of companies... Read More »

Last year marked the second consecutive year of decline for patent litigation. After 21 percent decline in 2016, patent litigation saw another 10 percent drop in... Read More »

Inter-Partes Review (IPR) is known as an effective, relatively low cost (compared to district court litigation) and quick method used by defendants as a defense... Read More »

Inter-Partes Review (IPR) has become an integral part of patent defense strategy. However, our analysis of IPR institution rate shows that it has steadily been... Read More »

In the first nine months of 2017, we saw a continued decline in patent litigation. District court litigation was down 15 percent to 2,921, compared to 3,418 in the... Read More »

Last year, we published a list of the most litigated patents (Patexia Insight 8). Most of these patents did not survive, with the number of attacks faced by various... Read More »

Last week, we released the names of the five most active companies in IPR. However, the most active ones are not necessarily the best performing. This week, we have... Read More »

Last September we released the top 25 petitioners in IPRs. Apple was atop the list with almost 5 percent of all cases filed. We reviewed all IPR cases again this year ... Read More »

In the first half of 2017, we saw a continued decline in patent litigation. District court litigation was down 14 percent to 2,039, compared to 2,482 in the first... Read More »

The bipartisan Stronger Patents Act will protect America's perpetual motion machine: innovation In what sometimes seems like an increasingly partisan Capitol Hill... Read More »

Over the last couple of weeks, we have reported the top five firms in Inter-Partes Review (IPR) from the perspectives of volume and performance during the period from ... Read More »

Last week, we reported on the top five market leaders who represented petitioners and patent owners in Inter-Partes Review (IPR) from 2012 through the end of 2016... Read More »

Since its inception in September 2012, Inter-Partes Review (IPR) has emerged as a powerful  tool to challenge the validity of patents in lawsuits. We have... Read More »

In the first quarter of 2017 we saw a continued decline in patent litigation. The district court litigation was down 26 percent to 1,012, compared to 1,346 in Q4 of... Read More »

Couple of weeks ago we reported that Zond ranked first among patent owners with 125 IPR challenges filed against 10 of its patents. This week we delved into the... Read More »

Last week, we released the top 10 patent owners whose patents had been challenged the most since the inception of Inter-Partes Review (IPR). Zond ranked first with a... Read More »