Figure 1: April 2015 litigation dropped 28% from last month. For the first third of 2015, litigation is down 7.6% from the first third of 2014.
| NPE | Non-NPE |
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1st Third of 2014 | 1,313 | 641 |
1st Third of 2015 | 1,122 | 682 |
Mar. 2015 | 312 | 188 |
Apr. 2015 | 226 | 135 |
NPE
Figure 2: High-Tech had the majority of District Court and PTAB initiated disputes.
| PTAB | Litigation |
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High-Tech | 83 | 240 |
Medical | 29 | 44 |
Other | 34 | 77 |
PTAB
Figure 3: NPE litigation made up 62.6% of April 2015 initiated District Court cases, compared to 76.2% in April 2014 and 62.4% in March 2015.
Entity | Number |
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NPE | 226 |
Non-NPE | 135 |
Non-NPE
Figure 4: NPE litigation made up 83.3% of April 2015 High-Tech cases, compared to 93.3% in April 2014 and 85.8% in March 2015.
Entity | Number |
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NPE | 200 |
Non-NPE | 40 |
Non-NPE
Figure 5: In April 2015, 45% of High-Tech PTAB Petitions were filed against NPE Patent Owners.
Entity | Number |
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NPE | 38 |
Non-NPE | 45 |
Non-NPE