Data Analysis

The UK has a patent problem that needs solving

The British economy is among the world’s most innovative, but this is not reflected in patenting activity. The country’s policy makers must work out why to prevent major opportunities being squandered

14 April 2022

Study shows which countries and companies are amassing metaverse-related patents

Research on metaverse patents shows leadership in the US and China and significant assets assigned to IBM, Microsoft and other major IP-owning companies

08 April 2022

As WiLAN potentially goes up for sale, here’s a look at its litigation track record

Docket Navigator data shows that 45 subsidiaries of the Canadian licensing business have filed 302 lawsuits since 2008, enjoying high settlement rates and defending themselves fairly well in 160 IPRs

04 April 2022

IBM’s LzLabs lawsuit – one of just 20 since 2008 – is proof positive of a successful licensing programme

A deep dive on Docket Navigator shows that IBM has filed just 20 cases as a plaintiff but has been a defendant in 152 since 2008. It also has an impressive track record at the PTAB

28 March 2022

Exclusive data on Chinese patent citations shows companies shaping SEP development

Huawei and ZTE are the most likely to be cited as prior art by Chinese patent examiners looking at standards-related applications

25 March 2022

Apple, Ericsson agree on former Eastern Texas federal judge to mediate their DJ actions

Docket Navigator data shows that David Folsom handled 431 patent cases in his last five years as a US District Judge, and now the Jackson Walker partner mostly represents defendants

21 March 2022

Unified Patents' IPR filings shrink, but case outcomes show impact on NPEs

Unified Patents struggles more than others to get IPRs instituted, Docket Navigator data reveals, but when it does, the firm has the third-highest win rate among the top 10 PTAB petitioners

14 March 2022

Semiconductor R&D investment remains strong, supporting continued pace of patenting

Co-published: Spending by 13 leading vendors suggests that the growth of the past decade is all set to continue into the 2020s

10 March 2022

Florida and Pennsylvania courts seeing rise in design patent enforcement amid counterfeiting crisis

Trend propelled the Southern District of Florida and Western District of Pennsylvania onto Docket Navigator’s 2021 list of busiest US courts for patent defendants

07 March 2022

Though rare nationwide, IPR stay motions have better success in some US states than others

A Docket Navigator analysis of motions to stay litigation pending an inter partes review shows that top US patent judges rarely pause cases until an IPR is instituted – unless you’re in California

28 February 2022

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