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NPE Litigation in the Communications Industry

We recently researched patent litigation statistics for 10 of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States using Lexis Nexis Courtlink. (Data as of 2/23/09 – see table below). From 2003 to 2008, patent litigation for these 10 U.S. telecommunications companies grew 329%. During this same period, total patent litigation cases in the U.S. increased…

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The Effect of an Economic Downturn on NPE Litigation

Historical data on the rate of patent litigation following an economic downturn suggest that the volume of NPE patent assertions and litigations could significantly increase in 2009. A study of the top ten U.S. and Asian technology companies* shows that the average growth rate in the volume of NPE litigations against U.S. and Asian technology…

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