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Surveys & Statistics
Recording Industry Leads Big Drop In Copyright Suits
Monday, August 07, 2006
Riding a wave of legal victories against big offenders and small fish alike, the recording industry’s litigation campaign against online piracy has crested, leading to a sharp drop in new copyright infringement lawsuits during the first half of 2006, according to a survey of U.S. federal court dockets. |
New Report Casts Doubt On PhRMA Study
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Still smarting from a study last month that lauded the competitive effects of authorized generics, the Generic Pharmaceutical Association is now touting a report of its own that calls into question the credibility of the earlier report. |
Small Firms Face Royalty Leakage And Portfolio Woes
Friday, July 28, 2006
More than one third of small high-tech companies surveyed in 2005 failed to receive all revenue due from their licensing agreements during the past year, according to a recent report. |
USPTO Bottleneck Stalls Nanotech Industry: Report
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
A bottleneck at the USPTO is stunting growth in IP for nanotechnology, creating an air of uncertainty about what’s expected to be a wave of patent litigation in the industry. |
PhRMA Blasted Over Authorized Generics Study
Thursday, June 29, 2006
In the wake of a new study lauding the competitive effects of authorized generics, the Generic Pharmaceutical Association has issued a blistering statement calling into question the reliability of the report. |
ITC Increasingly Popular For Patent Litigation
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
A push for quick injunctions against foreign infringers has led to a surge in patent litigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission, which has been staffing up to meet the increased demand. |
Survey Shows Surge In Demand For IP Lawyers
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Demand for lawyers specializing in patent law and intellectual property litigation has jumped over the past year, while demand in other IP areas sagged, according to a survey of attorney placement requests among top law firms. |
Survey Shows Massive Royalty Underreporting
Monday, March 27, 2006
The vast majority of patent licensing agreements lead to underreported royalties worth billions of dollars, a survey of royalty streams conducted by a data research group has shown. According to the researchers, pinpointing the problem early could save a lot of time and money wasted on litigation. |
Only One In Ten Patent Lawsuits Decided At Trial: Survey
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Only one in ten patent lawsuits are decided at trial, a ratio that has hardly changed in the past decade despite dramatic growth in litigation, an in-depth survey of federal dockets has found. |
Boutiques Unfazed By Drop In Patent Litigation
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Heads of IP boutiques are unfazed by a drop in their share of patent litigation in 2005 and instead predict that a backlash against general practice firms will drive growth in boutiques as clients seek a return to specialization. |
Germany Tops Madrid Protocol List, U.S. Lands 3rd
Thursday, February 09, 2006
As international trademark applications skyrocketed over the past year, Germany took top honors again for the most applications filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization, while the U.S. failed to live up to early predictions once more. |
Fish & Richardson Ranked #1 In Patent Litigation Survey
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Routing the competition, Fish & Richardson was by far the most in-demand patent litigation firm last year, according to our survey of the 100 most frequently hired litigation practices in the United States. |
U.S. Patents Riddled With Mistakes, Survey Finds
Friday, January 13, 2006
An astounding 98% of approved U.S. patent applications contain mistakes ranging from simple spelling errors to omitted claims. Many of those mistakes could result in losses of millions of dollars for inventors and licensees, a patent support firm has found. |
Asian High-Tech Firms Dominate New Patents: USPTO
Monday, January 09, 2006
Asian innovators have maintained their dominance as patent recipients in the United States, reaping more than half of all the patents awarded to the world's top 10 filers, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). |
IP Litigation Awards, Settlements Reach Record Highs
Friday, November 04, 2005
Topped by medical device maker Medtronic’s dizzying $1.35 billion payout to a Los Angeles surgeon, this is turning out to be a blockbuster year for settlements and awards in intellectual property litigation, according to our survey of litigation payouts and the firms that win them. |
Texas Challenges California As IP Litigation Hotbed
Friday, October 21, 2005
California remains the nation’s hotbed of IP litigation, outpacing courts in New York, Texas and Illinois. But Texas courts are growing their IP dockets faster than anywhere else. |
Copyright Litigation Soars, But Fewer Sue Over Patents
Thursday, October 20, 2005
In a surprising break with the long-term trend, patent litigation has dropped off over the past year, while copyright litigation has skyrocketed in the same period thanks to the massive anti-piracy campaign by the music industry. |
F&R Beats McDermott, Foley As Top Patent Litigator
Friday, October 14, 2005
Fish & Richardson PLC is by far the biggest patent litigator in the United States, IP Law Bulletin’s analysis of court dockets shows. Our survey ranks the top 25 patent litigation firms by the number of attorneys listed as counsel in federal cases filed in the past two years. |
USPTO Hampered By Rigid Funding And Union Woes, Report Suggests
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office should be liberated from the shackles of government appropriations and set up to run more like a private business, a congressionally charted group says in a report that shines a critical light on the office. |
U.S. Executives Eye Jump In IP Litigation Costs Amid Weak Patent Quality
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
U.S. companies expect to spend more money on patent litigation in coming years amid a continued decline in patent quality, a survey of executives shows |
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French Tax Raises Money For Drugs—And IP Concerns
As international governments and drug companies struggle to find a balance between protection of intellectual property and the rights of poor nations to access crucial medications, a controversial new French initiative stands to fuel the growing debate by pressuring the pharmaceutical industry to lower its prices. |
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Latest Articles
London Fog Lets Go Of Trademark
Monday, August 21, 2006
Still selling off its assets, bankrupt rainwear maker London Fog Group Inc. has unloaded its famed trademark, with Iconix Brand Group Inc. snapping up the recognizable brand for $30.5 million in cash and $7 million in stock.
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No End In Sight In Plavix Battle
Monday, August 21, 2006
Attorneys spent a second day in court Monday arguing over whether Apotex’ generic version of the blockbuster blood thinner Plavix should be allowed on the market.
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Lengthy Patent Battle Wages On For Microsoft
Monday, August 21, 2006
Timeline Inc. announced Monday that it has terminated a limited license with Microsoft Corp. for use of its patents with the software giant’s SQL Servers, and has asked a federal court to add Microsoft to a patent infringement lawsuit.
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eBay Opinion Doesn’t Affect Preliminary Injunctions, Judge Rules
Monday, August 21, 2006
A federal judge has ruled that a landmark Supreme Court decision involving eBay only relates to permanent injunctions and not preliminary ones.
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Federal Circuit Overturns Jury Verdict Against ACell
Monday, August 21, 2006
The Federal Circuit has overturned a jury verdict that found biotechnology company ACell Inc. liable for patent infringement of a tissue-engineering method for healing wounds and scars, ruling against Cook Biotech Inc. and Purdue Research Foundation.
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Silicon Graphics To Retain Paul Hastings
Monday, August 21, 2006
Silicon Graphics Inc. has requested permission to hire Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP to act as its special intellectual property counsel.
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Courts Write History on Permanent Injunctions In Patent Actions
Monday, August 21, 2006
Although a few more pages have been filled on the subject, there are still more pages that need to be written before the full impact and proper manner of applying the logic set forth in eBay will be understood, say Anthony F. Lo Cicero and Charles R. Macedo of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP.
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DexCom Scores Stay, Partial Dismissal In Abbott Suit
Friday, August 18, 2006
DexCom Inc. revealed Friday that it received a favorable ruling in a patent infringement dispute with rival Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. over technology related to glucose monitors used by diabetics.
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EchoStar Wins Block Of Damaging DVR Injunction
Friday, August 18, 2006
The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Friday blocked a temporary injunction that would have prevented Echostar Communication Corp. from selling some of its digitial video recorders and stopped the service of about 4 million DVRs within 30 days.
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Gloves Come Off In Plavix Battle
Friday, August 18, 2006
Canadian generic drug maker Apotex has accused Bristol-Myers of engaging in illegal secret side deals that led to a Department of Justice investigation into a Plavix settlement agreement.
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